Re: find location

From: Leo Heuser (leo.heuser_at_NOSPAMadslhome.dk)
Date: 08/17/04


Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:14:54 +0200

Ed

Check out the two functions
FIND() and SEARCH()

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Leo Heuser
Followup to newsgroup only please.
"Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:1C7B4602-33BD-4389-B048-4A26A5F9FD69@microsoft.com...
> sorry for this stupid question,
> what is the command to put in the cell to find the location of a
string....
>         Column A
> e.g.  Mary, John           =instr(A1, ",")       i want the answer = 5
>        Christine, Peter     =instr(A2, ",")
> = 10
> the above command work in Access/VB but not Excel....
> What is the command for Excel...
> Thanks
> Ed