Determine if character is text or numeric?
 

Within a range, I have designators that should be in the format "B-123".
But I have occasions where the "-" was left out. I also have occasions
where there is an entire word there (ie: "Basic"). So I will run down the
column, setting the value of each cell into a string and check the second
character (Right (Left (strCell, 2), 1); if it's numeric, I need to replace
"B" with "B-". But I can't figure out how to check if that character is
text or numeric. Any help is appreciated.

Ed

Determine if character is text or numeric?
 

"Ed" wrote in message
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Within a range, I have designators that should be in the format "B-123".
But I have occasions where the "-" was left out. I also have occasions
where there is an entire word there (ie: "Basic"). So I will run down the
column, setting the value of each cell into a string and check the second
character (Right (Left (strCell, 2), 1); if it's numeric, I need to
replace
"B" with "B-". But I can't figure out how to check if that character is
text or numeric. Any help is appreciated.

Ed



There's an ISNUMBER function that you can use:
http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/formulas/isnumber.htm
/Fredrik

Determine if character is text or numeric?
 

There is a function called isnumeric. You may have difficulty with the -
charachter as is numeric will see that as a negative sign...

HTH

"Ed" wrote:

Within a range, I have designators that should be in the format "B-123".
But I have occasions where the "-" was left out. I also have occasions
where there is an entire word there (ie: "Basic"). So I will run down the
column, setting the value of each cell into a string and check the second
character (Right (Left (strCell, 2), 1); if it's numeric, I need to replace
"B" with "B-". But I can't figure out how to check if that character is
text or numeric. Any help is appreciated.

Ed