Try something like this:

for a value in A1

B1: =ISNUMBER(--LEFT(A1,1))
That formula returns TRUE if the 1st char is a number, otherwise FALSE

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP


"bactfarmer" wrote:

I need a formula that tells you if the first character in a string is
a number or a letter.

Thanks
Very Cunfused