When you say the variable appears in quotes, where are you seeing it in
quotes?

try this before the if statement

msgbox cells(r,c).Value & "<--" & variable & " " & cells(r,c).value =
variable

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Lionel Fridjhon" wrote in message
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I have variable that is declared as Long. When I use the
variable in an If statement such as
"If cells(r,c)=variable then"
I get the cell as a number but the variable insists on
appearing in quotes, indicating a string. As a result
the If statement comes out false.

Example If 2501 = "2501" then is false
How can I ensure that the variable is represented as a
number in the if statement so that thje answer is True?

Lionel