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Default Convert variable #'s in a gen. format to a # that can be used

#VALUE! -
=--TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(A3),":",REPT(" ",10)),10))
The above is the data in the #Value! cell via the formula bar.

"Glenn" wrote:

Copy the value from A3 (the one that results in #Value!) directly into a
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Steve wrote:
This
=--TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(A3),":",REPT(" ",10)),10))
Gives me a #Value!
Also isnumber for that cell is false.

Thanks,

Steve

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