My formulas return the formula not a result in the cell

[1stcoast]

Cell A1
Formula in cell B1
00-1-36000-21800 SPPNT HUGGIES GOODNITES =LEFT(A2,16)

The calculation returns the formula not a result. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

Try

="00-1-36000-21800 SPPNT HUGGIES GOODNITES"=LEFT(A2,16)


But that the text string is at least 40 characters so it can't be TRUE

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Portland, Oregon

 

[daddylonglegs]

B1 is probably formatted as text

this should fix it
select B1
Edit > Replace
Replace = with =

 

[Ron Coderre]

Try this:

First, make sure B1 is not formatted as Text.
Select B1, then Format>Cells>Number Tab
(Category should NOT be Text)

If the format is OK, then:
Select B1
Data>Text-to-Columns>Click the [Finish] button

Does that fix the problem?

Does that help?

***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro

 

[1stcoast]

Thanks your solution fixed the problem.

 

[1stcoast]

Thanks your solution fixed the problem also!

Try this:

First, make sure B1 is not formatted as Text.
Select B1, then Format>Cells>Number Tab
(Category should NOT be Text)

If the format is OK, then:
Select B1
Data>Text-to-Columns>Click the [Finish] button

Does that fix the problem?

Does that help?

***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro

Cell A1
Formula in cell B1
00-1-36000-21800 SPPNT HUGGIES GOODNITES =LEFT(A2,16)

The calculation returns the formula not a result. What am I doing wrong?

 

[IronMan]

Thanks your solution fixed the problem also!

Try this:

First, make sure B1 is not formatted as Text.
Select B1, then Format>Cells>Number Tab
(Category should NOT be Text)

If the format is OK, then:
Select B1
Data>Text-to-Columns>Click the [Finish] button

Does that fix the problem?

Does that help?

***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro

Cell A1
Formula in cell B1
00-1-36000-21800 SPPNT HUGGIES GOODNITES =LEFT(A2,16)

The calculation returns the formula not a result. What am I doing wrong?

 

[IronMan]

The Edit > Replace = with = fixed this same problem for me also. Thanks so
much for the solution.

IronMan

Thanks your solution fixed the problem also!

Try this:

First, make sure B1 is not formatted as Text.
Select B1, then Format>Cells>Number Tab
(Category should NOT be Text)

If the format is OK, then:
Select B1
Data>Text-to-Columns>Click the [Finish] button

Does that fix the problem?

Does that help?

***********
Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro

Cell A1
Formula in cell B1
00-1-36000-21800 SPPNT HUGGIES GOODNITES =LEFT(A2,16)

The calculation returns the formula not a result. What am I doing wrong?