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How to make the First alphabets in the cell to be blank.
hi,
I have the data in Cell A1 as bird456, my results should show as if there is any alphabets starting in the cell it should return as blank, if not it should indicate as 1. bird456 - 0 2566asd - 1 Do the needful. |
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How to make the First alphabets in the cell to be blank.
If you mean any character except a number
=IF(ISERROR(--(LEFT(TRIM(A1)))),0,1) -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "Igneshwara reddy" wrote in message ... hi, I have the data in Cell A1 as bird456, my results should show as if there is any alphabets starting in the cell it should return as blank, if not it should indicate as 1. bird456 - 0 2566asd - 1 Do the needful. |
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How to make the First alphabets in the cell to be blank.
=--ISNUMBER(--LEFT(A1,1))
"Igneshwara reddy" wrote: hi, I have the data in Cell A1 as bird456, my results should show as if there is any alphabets starting in the cell it should return as blank, if not it should indicate as 1. bird456 - 0 2566asd - 1 Do the needful. |
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How to make the First alphabets in the cell to be blank.
Try something like this:
=--ISNUMBER(--LEFT(A1,1)) Does that help? *********** Regards, Ron XL2002, WinXP "Igneshwara reddy" wrote: hi, I have the data in Cell A1 as bird456, my results should show as if there is any alphabets starting in the cell it should return as blank, if not it should indicate as 1. bird456 - 0 2566asd - 1 Do the needful. |
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How to make the First alphabets in the cell to be blank.
I have the data in Cell A1 as bird456, my results should show as if there
is any alphabets starting in the cell it should return as blank, if not it should indicate as 1. bird456 - 0 2566asd - 1 Another possibility... =IF(AND(CODE(A20)=48,CODE(A20)<=57),1,0) Rick |
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How to make the First alphabets in the cell to be blank.
Igneshwara reddy wrote...
I have the data in Cell A1 as bird456, my results should show as if there is any alphabets starting in the cell it should return as blank, if not it should indicate as 1. bird456 - 0 2566asd - 1 Everyone else seems to have relied on these two samples being exhaustive of all possibilities, so replied as if your specs were 'first char a decimal digit then 1, otherwise 0' rather than your CLEARLY STATED specs 'first char letter then 0, otherwise 1'. On the off chance you really did state what you meant, try this =1-COUNT(SEARCH(LEFT(A1,1),"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY Z")) Note that this will return 0 when A1 is blank or evaluates to "". If you want that to produce "", change the formula to =IF(A7="","",1-COUNT(SEARCH(LEFT(A7,1), "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"))) |
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How to make the First alphabets in the cell to be blank.
maybe this will not happen in your case, for sure!
if do, then what result u may need if the cell will contain real date like July 03,2007 1 or 0 ? regards, driller -- ***** birds of the same feather flock together.. "Igneshwara reddy" wrote: hi, I have the data in Cell A1 as bird456, my results should show as if there is any alphabets starting in the cell it should return as blank, if not it should indicate as 1. bird456 - 0 2566asd - 1 Do the needful. |
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How to make the First alphabets in the cell to be blank.
Sir Harlan,
sorry i'm just kinda confuse now,, its a habit trying always to test formulas... When I intentionally type these <!,^,/as first character in the cell...1 is the result.. don't know really why? wish to hear more clarification... regards, driller -- ***** birds of the same feather flock together.. "Harlan Grove" wrote: Igneshwara reddy wrote... I have the data in Cell A1 as bird456, my results should show as if there is any alphabets starting in the cell it should return as blank, if not it should indicate as 1. bird456 - 0 2566asd - 1 Everyone else seems to have relied on these two samples being exhaustive of all possibilities, so replied as if your specs were 'first char a decimal digit then 1, otherwise 0' rather than your CLEARLY STATED specs 'first char letter then 0, otherwise 1'. On the off chance you really did state what you meant, try this =1-COUNT(SEARCH(LEFT(A1,1),"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY Z")) Note that this will return 0 when A1 is blank or evaluates to "". If you want that to produce "", change the formula to =IF(A7="","",1-COUNT(SEARCH(LEFT(A7,1), "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"))) |
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