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Simple problem I'm sure...

if(A1= "*",3,"")

A1 contains a formula that may or may not copy text from another worksheet.

I realize that the wildcard doesn't work in this context but anything else I
have tried comes back "true".

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Maybe: =IF(ISTEXT(A1),3,"")
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Simple problem I'm sure...

if(A1= "*",3,"")

A1 contains a formula that may or may not copy text from another worksheet.

I realize that the wildcard doesn't work in this context but anything else I
have tried comes back "true".

Thanks

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A1 contains a formula that may or may not copy text from another
worksheet.


When you say "may not" does that mean the cell is blank?

Maybe this:

=IF(A1<"",3,"")

< means: is not equal to

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Simple problem I'm sure...

if(A1= "*",3,"")

A1 contains a formula that may or may not copy text from another
worksheet.

I realize that the wildcard doesn't work in this context but anything else
I
have tried comes back "true".

Thanks



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