I'm using Office 2000. The columns are normally letters. When using the
command COLUMN(CB7), naturally I get the answer "80". How can I convert it
back to "CB"? Someting like COMMAND(80) will equal "CB". I can't use
CHAR(64+80) because that would not result in multiple letter column. Any help?

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006 08:40:06 -0800, Space Elf
wrote:

I'm using Office 2000. The columns are normally letters. When using the
command COLUMN(CB7), naturally I get the answer "80". How can I convert it
back to "CB"? Someting like COMMAND(80) will equal "CB". I can't use
CHAR(64+80) because that would not result in multiple letter column. Any help?

The following entered in any cell will return the column reference of
that cells column.

=LEFT(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN(),4),LEN(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN() ,4))-1)

A slight modification to include the specific column reference, e.g
CB7 will produce "CB" wherever the formula is placed.

=LEFT(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN(CB7),4),LEN(ADDRESS(1,COLUM N(CB7),4))-1)

Hope this helps

Richard Buttrey
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=MID(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN()),2,FIND("$",ADDRESS(1,COLU MN()),2)-2)

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"Space Elf" wrote in message
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I'm using Office 2000. The columns are normally letters. When using the
command COLUMN(CB7), naturally I get the answer "80". How can I convert it
back to "CB"? Someting like COMMAND(80) will equal "CB". I can't use
CHAR(64+80) because that would not result in multiple letter column. Any
help?

Another simple solution:

=LEFT(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN(),4),IF(COLUMN()<27,1,2))

=LEFT(ADDRESS(1,COLUMN(CB7),4),IF(COLUMN(CB7)<27,1 ,2))

Ioannis, Athens

"Space Elf" wrote:

I'm using Office 2000. The columns are normally letters. When using the
command COLUMN(CB7), naturally I get the answer "80". How can I convert it
back to "CB"? Someting like COMMAND(80) will equal "CB". I can't use
CHAR(64+80) because that would not result in multiple letter column. Any help?