Hi Eric

try
=SUMPRODUCT(--MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A1))),1))
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Regards
Roger Govier

"Eric" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the number?
For example, 2584 in cell A1, then it should return 2+5+8+4=19 in cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric