=SUBSTITUTE(B1,REPT("*",LEN(B1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(B1,"*",""))),A1)

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"Mike" wrote in message
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Hey guys!

I have 2 columns A and B. What I need to do is take what is in column A
and
replace a string of astricks in Column B. For example:

Column A Column B Result
ABC need****help needABChelp
DEF more****help moreDEFhelp

Any idea how to do this??

Thanks guys!

Mike