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Barrie Wells
 
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Excel generates the message:
"the cell currently being evaluated contains a constant"
and then does not evaluate a formula. The same formula, character for
character, works fine in a different workbook. I can find no differences
between their properties.
1) Does anyone know what causes this?
2) Does anyone know why there is no reference to this message in any
Microscoft help or assistance, although the message is generated by Excel?
Thanks,
Barrie
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Probably "entered", not "pasted"

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You probably pasted the formula in a text cell.
Format as general (or number or whatever) and re-enter the formula (F2,
Enter)

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"Barrie Wells" <Barrie wrote in message
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Excel generates the message:
"the cell currently being evaluated contains a constant"
and then does not evaluate a formula. The same formula, character for
character, works fine in a different workbook. I can find no differences
between their properties.
1) Does anyone know what causes this?
2) Does anyone know why there is no reference to this message in any
Microscoft help or assistance, although the message is generated by
Excel?
Thanks,
Barrie





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