Hi
use something like
=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(A1:A100)="1"),B1:B100)

Also see:
http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html

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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

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