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find text in a string formula
"Todd" wrote:
.. Sometimes the word is not first though, it might be anywhere. ... = IF(AA7<"secur", .. Try this as a replacement for the front IF part above: =IF(SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(SEARCH({"secure";"security"},AA7)))=0, .. Replace SEARCH with FIND if you need it to be case sensitive (SEARCH is not case sensitive) -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- |
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find text in a string formula
Just a clarification that the suggested formula was based on your OP lines:
.. Cell AA7 contains a text statement and in that statement the term secure or security might appear. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- |
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