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Default Excel formula help

=SEARCH("""",B2,1)

OR

=SEARCH(CHAR(34),B2)

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"Simon S" wrote:

Hi, I am trying to search for inverted commas in a text string using the
search formula, I tried to put the inverted comma within inverted commas but
that did not work i.e. =SEARCH(""",B2,1) ....thanks