On 7/18/2019 12:33 PM, TIMOTHY wrote:
Thank you dbp & GS

You're welcome...eye-straining syntax like writing "--" just breaks my
brain to try to look at. :)

When there's a function for the express purpose to cast to numeric from
other types, why wouldn't anybody use it boggles the mind--unless it is
a relatively recent introduction into Excel which I wouldn't think likely.

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