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"Toppers" wrote in message
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Try:

=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(B1,"*",A1,1),"*","")

This allows for a variable number of asterisks in Column B entries.

HTH

"Mike" wrote:

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