I have tried all methods listed on this group (i.e. F9, Ctl+Alt+F9,
ToolsOptionsCalc) and to no avail. The formulas I am trying to use
a

=EXACT(B2,B3)

and

=RIGHT(B2,2)

Obviously the first is to check for duplicates, and the second I am
trying to extract the state from a cell that contains "City, State".
Any help would be greatly appreciated!


Jeff

What about text format in the cells with the formulas, or are you saying
that the formulas don't change if copied down or that they don't change if
you change the contents of the cells involved or that they give an answer
you think is incorrect?

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I have tried all methods listed on this group (i.e. F9, Ctl+Alt+F9,
ToolsOptionsCalc) and to no avail. The formulas I am trying to use
a

=EXACT(B2,B3)

and

=RIGHT(B2,2)

Obviously the first is to check for duplicates, and the second I am
trying to extract the state from a cell that contains "City, State".
Any help would be greatly appreciated!


Jeff

Text or General do not work. I enter the formula, then try to execute
it (enter key) and nothing.

I tried the evaluator, here's a screen shot

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...ni/screen1.jpg

Got it all figured out, thanks for the responses anyhow.

Are your formulas showing in the cell all the time? If so, it is
possible that Excel has come to think of them as text strings. If this
is the case, CTRL+X to cut the formula out of the formula bar, format
the cell as general, then paste the formula back in.

If that is not it, have you tried evaluating the formula, step by step?
The fx button on the Formula Toolbar might help.

hth

Bruce


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