In A3

=--TRIM((MID(A1,3,2)))


all text functions like MID etc will return a text value, the -- will force
it into a number


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom



"Sebastien" wrote in message
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Good day,

This is the situation:

Cell A1 = Fd39(07)
Cell A2 = 39
Cell A3 =TRIM(MID(A1, 3, 2))
Cell A4 = A2 = A3

As you can see from above, the result of the formula in Cell A3 is 39.
However, Cell A4 always gives me a FALSE statement.

I would need to return a TRUE statement in Cell A4, because it is
comparing
two values that should be identical (39 & 39, right?). How can I extract
the
"39" from the "Fd39(07)" expression and compare is succesfully to the
number
39 in Cell A4?

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Thanks
Sebastien