I don't use C#, so I don't know what the syntax would be; but, in VBA, you
would reference the Formula property of the cell rather than the Value
property. Here is what the VB code would look like...

MsgBox Range("A1").Formula

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Rick (MVP - Excel)


"Tuyen Hoang" wrote in message
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I'm using Excel 2003 and trying to manipulate sheets with "C#" through
Excel
automation.
If a cell has been entered with "=3 + 2", is it possible to get this
original string in stead of the calulated one "5"?
I tried <cell.Formula but this returns "5"