Thank you both for your suggestions. I'll give them a shot!

"Bernie Deitrick" wrote:

You can use VBA to convert the string formula into a formula. Select the
cell, and run this:

Sub ConvertStringToFormula()
ActiveCell.Formula = ActiveCell.Text
End Sub

That will work as long as the formula returns a string that is a valid
formula (including the leading = sign).

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


"bmac" wrote in message
...
I have something in mind like combining cell references and operands and
such
from several different cells to concatenate a formula, but I end up with
just
text strings. Any ideas how to make them into recognizable formulas?