John,
.. when I insert comas.

Try it like this for the 2nd formula over there,
with semicolons replacing the commas:

In F2: =IF(AND(C2<"";E2="");D2;E2)

If the above still doesn't resolve it,
perhaps you could post a link to your sample?

You could use:
http://www.freefilehosting.net/
to upload your sample, then copy n paste the "Direct Link" generated
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Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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"John" wrote:
Max,
You are right, there is a repeat of the phrase in col D. I tried the earlier
formula but I run into trouble ("invalid" in the formula arguments) when I
insert comas.

I know that the demo that you sent works fine the problems start when I
insert the second formula onto my spreadsheet.
John