I have created a small worksheet with the following three cells of data.
Excel will only find the number 4400000608 in two of the cells. It does not
recognize that it is also in the large cell. I am most unhappy that Microsoft
want to charge money to REPORT a bug. Oh yes I will get my money back if it
IS a bug. I think I should get like $1000 back if it IS a bug. The number is
NOT found in the large cell, but is clearly present.

Here are the cells:
Cell1:4400000608
Cell2:4400000617, 4400000610, 4400000612, 4400000609, 4400000608,
4400030332, 4400001089, 4400001160, 4400000753, 4400000782, 4400000743,
2732500617
Cell3:6672113172,4400001105,5928310045,5928310002, 5928310013,5928310004,5928310003,5928310046,592831 0050,5928310023,4400000310,3798278160,4400000578,4 400000063,4400000765,4400000370,4400000031,4400000 034,4400000062,4400000197,4400000189,4400000293,44 00000008,4400000031,4400004718,4400000280,44000036 74,4400000072,4400000073,4400000730,4400000501,440 0000963,4400000157,4400000508,4400000200,440000042 6,4400000272,4400000632,4400000453,4400000203,4400 000756,4400000099,4400000071,2732500028,4400000028 ,4400000842,4400003755,4400000909,4400000079,44000 00886,4400004815,0000440280,1219931499,0100109520, 4400000641,4400000919,4400000912,2732500918,440000 0918,4400000902,4400000299,4400088299,4400000917,4 400000122,4400000912,4400081072,4400088901,4400000 115,4400000901,4400000163,4400000984,4400000512,44 00000333,4400000385,4400000040,4400000376,44000004 17,4400004756,4400000072,4400000106,4400000033,440 0003636,4400088033,4400000042,4400000672,440000480 6,4400000342,4400004845,4400000367,2732500119,4400 000119,4400000120,4400000172,4400000128,4400000067 ,4400000080,4400004626,4400000078,4400000540,44000 00539,4400000101,4400000177,4400088736,4400088857, 4400000224,4400000303,4400004802,4400000179,440000 0878,0071051030,2732500104,4400000104,4400000225,4 400000962,0071051032,4400000013,4400000430,4400088 179,4400000105,4400000255,4400004688,4400000744,44 00003766,4400000904,4400001090,4400003674,44000011 20,4400000523,4400000098,4400000710,4400000096,440 0000118,4400000608,4400000743,6672112775,667211295 9,6672112960,6672112961,6672112771,4400003536,6672 112767,6672112962,6672112772,6672112770,6672112773 ,4400003534,4400003538,6672112765,6672112815,21000 66596,2100066791,2100000065,2100066694,2100000016, 2100000017,2100062486,2100062487,4400000466,440000 0467,4400000211,4400088211,4400000210,4400088210,1 932007512,2900007255,2900007256,1932007513,5928320 020,5928320024,4400000883,4400000488,4400000340,44 00000486,4400000457,4400000114,4400000490,44000003 64,4400000611,4400000460,2732500463,4400000041,440 0000459,4400001305,4400000363,4400000463,440000048 9,4400000085,4400000965,4400000487,4400000244,4400 000915,4400000588,4400000470,4400088911,4400000472 ,4400000911,4400000688,4400001068,4400001069,19000 91051,1219931500,0000443820,4400000382,4400004832, 4400000130,4400000329,4400000386,4400000057,440000 0064,4400000464,4400000055,4400000384

BTW, always post at these groups first, before you attempt to get support
via commercial channels.

What formula do you use? What version of Excel? I don't know the details,
but I do know there have been several versions with increasing capacity for
strings.

In my Excel 2003,

=FIND(TEXT(A17,"0"),A19)

finds it at position 1453.

A17 is 4400000608 , A19 is the string of Cell3.

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"BradleySlavik" wrote in message
...
I have created a small worksheet with the following three cells of data.
Excel will only find the number 4400000608 in two of the cells. It does
not
recognize that it is also in the large cell. I am most unhappy that
Microsoft
want to charge money to REPORT a bug. Oh yes I will get my money back if
it
IS a bug. I think I should get like $1000 back if it IS a bug. The number
is
NOT found in the large cell, but is clearly present.

Here are the cells:
Cell1:4400000608
Cell2:4400000617, 4400000610, 4400000612, 4400000609, 4400000608,
4400030332, 4400001089, 4400001160, 4400000753, 4400000782, 4400000743,
2732500617
Cell3:6672113172,4400001105,5928310045,5928310002, 5928310013,5928310004,5928310003,5928310046,592831 0050,5928310023,4400000310,3798278160,4400000578,4 400000063,4400000765,4400000370,4400000031,4400000 034,4400000062,4400000197,4400000189,4400000293,44 00000008,4400000031,4400004718,4400000280,44000036 74,4400000072,4400000073,4400000730,4400000501,440 0000963,4400000157,4400000508,4400000200,440000042 6,4400000272,4400000632,4400000453,4400000203,4400 000756,4400000099,4400000071,2732500028,4400000028 ,4400000842,4400003755,4400000909,4400000079,44000 00886,4400004815,0000440280,1219931499,0100109520, 4400000641,4400000919,4400000912,2732500918,440000 0918,4400000902,4400000299,4400088299,4400000917,4 400000122,4400000912,4400081072,4400088901,4400000 115,4400000901,4400000163,4400000984,4400000512,44 00000333,4400000385,4400000040,4400000376,44000004 17,4400004756,4400000072,4400000106,4400000033,440 0003636,4400088033,4400000042,4400000672,440000480 6,4400000342,4400004845,4400000367,2732500119,4400 000119,4400000120,4400000172,4400000128,4400000067 ,4400000080,4400004626,4400000078,4400000540,44000 00539,4400000101,4400000177,4400088736,4400088857, 4400000224,4400000303,4400004802,4400000179,440000 0878,0071051030,2732500104,4400000104,4400000225,4 400000962,0071051032,4400000013,4400000430,4400088 179,4400000105,4400000255,4400004688,4400000744,44 00003766,4400000904,4400001090,4400003674,44000011 20,4400000523,4400000098,4400000710,4400000096,440 0000118,4400000608,4400000743,6672112775,667211295 9,6672112960,6672112961,6672112771,4400003536,6672 112767,6672112962,6672112772,6672112770,6672112773 ,4400003534,4400003538,6672112765,6672112815,21000 66596,2100066791,2100000065,2100066694,2100000016, 2100000017,2100062486,2100062487,4400000466,440000 0467,4400000211,4400088211,4400000210,4400088210,1 932007512,2900007255,2900007256,1932007513,5928320 020,5928320024,4400000883,4400000488,4400000340,44 00000486,4400000457,4400000114,4400000490,44000003 64,4400000611,4400000460,2732500463,4400000041,440 0000459,4400001305,4400000363,4400000463,440000048 9,4400000085,4400000965,4400000487,4400000244,4400 000915,4400000588,4400000470,4400088911,4400000472 ,4400000911,4400000688,4400001068,4400001069,19000 91051,1219931500,0000443820,4400000382,4400004832, 4400000130,4400000329,4400000386,4400000057,440000 0064,4400000464,4400000055,4400000384

Microsoft Office Excel 2003
I am not using find function, but find box from edit menu with "Find all"
button. It does NOT find it in the large cell. There are no line wraps
in that cell (I know that this format wraps them) and with no wraps,
Excel only finds that string in the first two cells.

I will try your function...
Mine also returns 1453. Interesting.
Many thanks for the education, but it
does not solve my problem. I was trying to find
duplicate UPC strings in cells by having Excel show
me all the cells with that string in it, and then I
would intelligently eliminate all of the duplicates
but one. I could not see writing code to check ALL
the cell in the sheet and then eliminating them one
by one. The find ALL, when it works, is barely convenient.

Perhaps I am missing an easy way to use this find
function to search the entire worksheet and return all
the cells which contain a string?

And, again, many thanks for showing me the find
function. I never used this before.

Bradley Slavik


"Niek Otten" wrote:

BTW, always post at these groups first, before you attempt to get support
via commercial channels.

What formula do you use? What version of Excel? I don't know the details,
but I do know there have been several versions with increasing capacity for
strings.

In my Excel 2003,

=FIND(TEXT(A17,"0"),A19)

finds it at position 1453.

A17 is 4400000608 , A19 is the string of Cell3.

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"BradleySlavik" wrote in message
...
I have created a small worksheet with the following three cells of data.
Excel will only find the number 4400000608 in two of the cells. It does
not
recognize that it is also in the large cell. I am most unhappy that
Microsoft
want to charge money to REPORT a bug. Oh yes I will get my money back if
it
IS a bug. I think I should get like $1000 back if it IS a bug. The number
is
NOT found in the large cell, but is clearly present.

Here are the cells:
Cell1:4400000608
Cell2:4400000617, 4400000610, 4400000612, 4400000609, 4400000608,
4400030332, 4400001089, 4400001160, 4400000753, 4400000782, 4400000743,
2732500617

Cell3:6672113172,4400001105,5928310045,5928310002, 5928310013,5928310004,5928310003,5928310046,592831 0050,5928310023,4400000310,3798278160,4400000578,4 400000063,4400000765,4400000370,4400000031,4400000 034,4400000062,4400000197,4400000189,4400000293,44 00000008,4400000031,4400004718,4400000280,44000036 74,4400000072,4400000073,4400000730,4400000501,440 0000963,4400000157,4400000508,4400000200,440000042 6,4400000272,4400000632,4400000453,4400000203,4400 000756,4400000099,4400000071,2732500028,4400000028 ,4400000842,4400003755,4400000909,4400000079,44000 00886,4400004815,0000440280,1219931499,0100109520, 4400000641,4400000919,4400000912,2732500918,440000 0918,4400000902,4400000299,4400088299,4400000917,4 400000122,4400000912,4400081072,4400088901,4400000 115,4400000901,4400000163,4400000984,4400000512,44 00000333,4400000385,4400000040,4400000376,44000004 17,4400004756,4400000072,4400000106,4400000033,440 0003636,4400088033,4400000042,4400000672,440000480 6,4400000342,4400004845,4400000367,2732500119,4400 000119,4400000120,4400000172,4400000128,4400000067 ,4400000080,4400004626,4400000078,4400000540,44000 00539,4400000101,4400000177,4400088736,4400088857, 4400000224,4400000303,4400004802,4400000179,440000 0878,0071051030,2732500104,4400000104,4400000225,4 400000962,0071051032,4400000013,4400000430,4400088 179,4400000105,4400000255,4400004688,4400000744,44 00003766,4400000904,4400001090,4400003674,44000011 20,4400000523,4400000098,4400000710,4400000096,440 0000118,4400000608,4400000743,6672112775,667211295 9,6672112960,6672112961,6672112771,4400003536,6672 112767,6672112962,6672112772,6672112770,6672112773 ,4400003534,4400003538,6672112765,6672112815,21000 66596,2100066791,2100000065,2100066694,2100000016, 2100000017,2100062486,2100062487,4400000466,440000 0467,4400000211,4400088211,4400000210,4400088210,1 932007512,2900007255,2900007256,1932007513,5928320 020,5928320024,4400000883,4400000488,4400000340,44 00000486,4400000457,4400000114,4400000490,44000003 64,4400000611,4400000460,2732500463,4400000041,440 0000459,4400001305,4400000363,4400000463,440000048 9,4400000085,4400000965,4400000487,4400000244,4400 000915,4400000588,4400000470,4400088911,4400000472 ,4400000911,4400000688,4400001068,4400001069,19000 91051,1219931500,0000443820,4400000382,4400004832, 4400000130,4400000329,4400000386,4400000057,440000 0064,4400000464,4400000055,4400000384