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Default getting XL to recognize lower from upper case in IF formula

Use the EXACT() function

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Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

"stef" wrote in message ...
| Excel 2002 SP3
| Win XP Pro SP2
|
| *Follow-up to: microsoft.public.excel*
|
| Hi,
| I have an IF formula where =IF(LEFT(D3,3)="ABc",(B3*C3)/50,B3*C3)
| When LEFT(D3,3)="ABC", unfortunately, it seems XL does not see the
| difference between the lower case "c" in former example and upper case
| "C" in latter example.
| Is it me?
| Can I get around this?