So A1 is blank, A2 has 1, a3 has =, and a4 has 2, right? Don't you simply
want to compare a2 to a4? If so, in A5 use:

=a2=a4

Regards,
Fred.

"Gary''s Student" wrote in message
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In A1 thru A4 I have:

1
=
2

In A5 I have:

=A1 & A2 & A3 & A4
which displays =1=2

Is there any way I can evaluate this (should be False) without using VBA ?

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