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Hello,

I really need some help here. I am trying to find a "(" within a text string
in a column, but I get a #VALUE! error when I use it.

=FIND("(",A2,1)

How can I find the ( if it thinks it's part of the formula boundries? Please
tell me there's a way around this.

Thanks in advance!
Heather
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in cell A1 I have the following string "john(quirk)"
in cell A2 I have the following formula =FIND("(",A1,1)
the formula is returning 5 which is what I'd expect !

J


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On 30 May, 15:22, Extropian
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Hello,

I really need some help here. I am trying to find a "(" within a text string
in a column, but I get a #VALUE! error when I use it.

=FIND("(",A2,1)

How can I find the ( if it thinks it's part of the formula boundries? Please
tell me there's a way around this.

Thanks in advance!
Heather



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I figured out what I did. Not ALL of the records had the "(" in it so I was
mistaking it as a formula error. Duhhh.

Thanks :)

Heather

"WhytheQ" wrote:

in cell A1 I have the following string "john(quirk)"
in cell A2 I have the following formula =FIND("(",A1,1)
the formula is returning 5 which is what I'd expect !

J


(this question would be better aimed at the worksheetfunctions group)


On 30 May, 15:22, Extropian
wrote:
Hello,

I really need some help here. I am trying to find a "(" within a text string
in a column, but I get a #VALUE! error when I use it.

=FIND("(",A2,1)

How can I find the ( if it thinks it's part of the formula boundries? Please
tell me there's a way around this.

Thanks in advance!
Heather




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Your formula is looking in A2. Make sure A2 is the cell that contains an
open parenthesis "(".

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Hello,

I really need some help here. I am trying to find a "(" within a text
string
in a column, but I get a #VALUE! error when I use it.

=FIND("(",A2,1)

How can I find the ( if it thinks it's part of the formula boundries?
Please
tell me there's a way around this.

Thanks in advance!
Heather



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