=IF(LEFT(A2)="*",--RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-1),A2)
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David Biddulph

"Mike" wrote in message
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I have a row of numbers, which can be 2 or 3 digits long. Some have *
before
the numbers, some don't. I want another cell to be able to read the
numeric
value if the cell has an * before it. Any ideas? I'm stuck.