i am using xl 2002 for windows. my autofilter works fine for selecting
a certain catagory, say 99235
or 348851. but if i try to use a Custom filter, specifically "Begins
with" then type in 99, it shows nothing. i have tried to use text
format, general format, and number format, with the same result....all
the rows with data are hidden. what am i overlooking?

thanks

billy