May I know what is wrong over here?

I have a formula in A1 cell (eq. 3+5 formatted as text) and try to let B1
have the result of A1. so I set B1 =Value(A1)...it doesn't work but it will
work if I put =value(3+5)...
Is there anyone can tell me what is wrong here?

Nothing wrong, that is the way excel works, you need either VBA or and old
xlm trick which is not recommended since it can crash in earlier versions

here's the VBA version

Option Explicit

Function Eval(myStr As String) As Variant
Eval = Application.Evaluate(myStr)
End Function


=EVAL(A1)

will return 8

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/install.htm

how to install macros or UDFs




--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Portland, Oregon




"tina" wrote in message
...
May I know what is wrong over here?

I have a formula in A1 cell (eq. 3+5 formatted as text) and try to let B1
have the result of A1. so I set B1 =Value(A1)...it doesn't work but it
will
work if I put =value(3+5)...
Is there anyone can tell me what is wrong here?

Thank you very much
It's a really help a lot.

Tina

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

Nothing wrong, that is the way excel works, you need either VBA or and old
xlm trick which is not recommended since it can crash in earlier versions

here's the VBA version

Option Explicit

Function Eval(myStr As String) As Variant
Eval = Application.Evaluate(myStr)
End Function


=EVAL(A1)

will return 8

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/install.htm

how to install macros or UDFs




--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Portland, Oregon




"tina" wrote in message
...
May I know what is wrong over here?

I have a formula in A1 cell (eq. 3+5 formatted as text) and try to let B1
have the result of A1. so I set B1 =Value(A1)...it doesn't work but it
will
work if I put =value(3+5)...
Is there anyone can tell me what is wrong here?

I don't remember where I read this (probably in a John Walkenbach book,) but
I just tried this and it also worked. I created a Named formla (named range)
like so:

EvalCellToLeft =EVALUATE(!F15)


When you create the named range, just use whatever cell is to the left of
where you currently are. If you don't want it to be specific to the
worksheet you are in, use the ! with nothing before it.) Then with this, I
tried the following and it worked:

3+5 8
3*5 15
3/5 0.6
3^5 243

It also worked when I tried the formula in a different worksheet. BTW, the
formula is of course =EvalCellToLeft
Also, you could of course name it to anything you wanted. It would not work
in a different workbook unless you created the named formula there also.
--
Kevin Vaughn


"tina" wrote:

Thank you very much
It's a really help a lot.

Tina

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

Nothing wrong, that is the way excel works, you need either VBA or and old
xlm trick which is not recommended since it can crash in earlier versions

here's the VBA version

Option Explicit

Function Eval(myStr As String) As Variant
Eval = Application.Evaluate(myStr)
End Function


=EVAL(A1)

will return 8

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/install.htm

how to install macros or UDFs




--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Portland, Oregon




"tina" wrote in message
...
May I know what is wrong over here?

I have a formula in A1 cell (eq. 3+5 formatted as text) and try to let B1
have the result of A1. so I set B1 =Value(A1)...it doesn't work but it
will
work if I put =value(3+5)...
Is there anyone can tell me what is wrong here?

Regarding my previous post, I wonder if that is the old XLM trick to which
Peo is referring.
--
Kevin Vaughn


"tina" wrote:

May I know what is wrong over here?

I have a formula in A1 cell (eq. 3+5 formatted as text) and try to let B1
have the result of A1. so I set B1 =Value(A1)...it doesn't work but it will
work if I put =value(3+5)...
Is there anyone can tell me what is wrong here?

In pre 2002 versions if you copy the formula to another sheet it will crash
brutally and you will lose all work

--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Portland, Oregon




"Kevin Vaughn" wrote in message
...
Regarding my previous post, I wonder if that is the old XLM trick to which
Peo is referring.
--
Kevin Vaughn


"tina" wrote:

May I know what is wrong over here?

I have a formula in A1 cell (eq. 3+5 formatted as text) and try to let B1
have the result of A1. so I set B1 =Value(A1)...it doesn't work but it
will
work if I put =value(3+5)...
Is there anyone can tell me what is wrong here?

Argh, I did not know that. And I am using 2000. Thanks.
--
Kevin Vaughn


"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

In pre 2002 versions if you copy the formula to another sheet it will crash
brutally and you will lose all work

--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Portland, Oregon




"Kevin Vaughn" wrote in message
...
Regarding my previous post, I wonder if that is the old XLM trick to which
Peo is referring.
--
Kevin Vaughn


"tina" wrote:

May I know what is wrong over here?

I have a formula in A1 cell (eq. 3+5 formatted as text) and try to let B1
have the result of A1. so I set B1 =Value(A1)...it doesn't work but it
will
work if I put =value(3+5)...
Is there anyone can tell me what is wrong here?