Data Validation preventing ISTEXT() from reading FALSE in '97
If I understand you correctly, the cells aren't failing the ISTEXT()
test because the null string ("") is text.
Try
=IF(A1<"", <do something , "")
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"Adam Kroger" wrote:
I have a series of cells in my worksheet that are villed by DATA VALIDATION
lists.
The list for data validation is propogated by an INDIRECT() to a named range
on another sheet in the workbook.
In other cells I am trying to use =IF(ISTEXT(A1),<do something,"")
The cells are not failing the ISTEXT() test even when they are blank. Why?
and more to the point, how can I stop the error messages from being all over
my spreadsheet until I make selctions in the VALIDATION cells, as that is
teh entire purpose of the ISTEXT(). I also tried ISBLANK() but it would not
read false either. ISNUMBER() has no chance becasue the propogated entries
are text.
Help, my spreadsheet works, but it looks ugly. ;-)
Adam
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