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JordanBeatty1
Qrew Captain
8 years ago

A ""begin"" formula with OR statements to sort companies into groups by first letter

I am trying to create a formula to assign companies into groups based on their first letter automatically. I am unsure if I am using the correct formula. My current approach is 

If (Begins([Company Name],"a") OR Begins([Company Name],"b") OR Begins([Company Name],"c") OR Begins([Company Name],"d") = true, "A-D Clients",
(Begins([Company Name],"e") OR Begins([Company Name],"f") OR Begins([Company Name],"g") OR Begins([Company Name],"h") OR Begins([Company Name],"i") OR Begins([Company Name],"j") OR Begins([Company Name],"k") = true, "E-K Clients",
(Begins([Company Name],"l") OR Begins([Company Name],"m") OR Begins([Company Name],"n") OR Begins([Company Name],"o") = true, "L-O Clients",
(Begins([Company Name],"p") OR Begins([Company Name],"q") OR Begins([Company Name],"r") = true, "P-R Clients",
(Begins([Company Name],"s") OR Begins([Company Name],"t") = true, "S-T Clients",
(Begins([Company Name],"u") OR Begins([Company Name],"v") OR Begins([Company Name],"w") OR Begins([Company Name],"x") OR Begins([Company Name],"y") OR Begins([Company Name],"z") = true, "U-Z Clients", False)
Any thoughts on how I could get this working or a better approach?
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  • QuickBaseCoachD's avatar
    QuickBaseCoachD
    Qrew Captain
    8 years ago
    Try this
    If(  Begins([Company Name],"a")    OR Begins([Company Name],"b")    OR Begins([Company Name],"c")    OR Begins([Company Name],"d"), "A-D Clients",  
    Begins([Company Name],"e")    OR Begins([Company Name],"f")    OR Begins([Company Name],"g")    OR Begins([Company Name],"h")    OR Begins([Company Name],"i")    OR Begins([Company Name],"j")    OR Begins([Company Name],"k"), "E-K Clients",  
    Begins([Company Name],"l")    OR Begins([Company Name],"m")    OR Begins([Company Name],"n")    OR Begins([Company Name],"o"), "L-O Clients",  
    Begins([Company Name],"p")    OR Begins([Company Name],"q")    OR Begins([Company Name],"r"), "P-R Clients",  
    Begins([Company Name],"s")    OR Begins([Company Name],"t"), "S-T Clients",
    Begins([Company Name],"u")
     OR Begins([Company Name],"v")
     OR Begins([Company Name],"w")
     OR Begins([Company Name],"x")
     OR Begins([Company Name],"y")
     OR Begins([Company Name],"z"), "U-Z Clients")