add blank space in cell if first name is not blank

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XL 2002 SP3
Win XP HE

Follow-up to: microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions

I have a list of names organized in table form.

I need to add a column with the field "blank" so that I can add a blank
space (which will serve as a separator between 1st and last name in a
different program) IF first name is not blank i.e. contains text.
the field in cells of column "blank" will either contain 1 blank space
or nothing.

(Obviously, for some records, only last name is available.)

How do I accomplish the above?

say "1st name" column is column A and "blank" field column is column F.
so =IF(A1<>"",F1=" ") does not work as circular.

(concatenate A1&" " is not an option in this case.)

suggestions?

Tx.
 
See your other post.
XL 2002 SP3
Win XP HE

Follow-up to: microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions

I have a list of names organized in table form.

I need to add a column with the field "blank" so that I can add a blank
space (which will serve as a separator between 1st and last name in a
different program) IF first name is not blank i.e. contains text.
the field in cells of column "blank" will either contain 1 blank space
or nothing.

(Obviously, for some records, only last name is available.)

How do I accomplish the above?

say "1st name" column is column A and "blank" field column is column F.
so =IF(A1<>"",F1=" ") does not work as circular.

(concatenate A1&" " is not an option in this case.)

suggestions?

Tx.
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See your other post.
XL 2002 SP3
Win XP HE

Follow-up to: microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions

I have a list of names organized in table form.

I need to add a column with the field "blank" so that I can add a blank
space (which will serve as a separator between 1st and last name in a
different program) IF first name is not blank i.e. contains text.
the field in cells of column "blank" will either contain 1 blank space
or nothing.

(Obviously, for some records, only last name is available.)

How do I accomplish the above?

say "1st name" column is column A and "blank" field column is column F.
so =IF(A1<>"",F1=" ") does not work as circular.

(concatenate A1&" " is not an option in this case.)

suggestions?

Tx.
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Dave said:
See your other post.

stef wrote:
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Dave, u dt have to worry about the other post, i set up the cross
posting with only 1 follow-up group.
Wrote the followup group at top of my original post so people know the
replies will only go the the "followup" group.
 
Dave said:
See your other post.

stef wrote:
Click to expand...
Dave, u dt have to worry about the other post, i set up the cross
posting with only 1 follow-up group.
Wrote the followup group at top of my original post so people know the
replies will only go the the "followup" group.
 
That works like a charm, Dave.
i dt know why i didn't think of it myself..... i'm slipping...
 
That works like a charm, Dave.
i dt know why i didn't think of it myself..... i'm slipping...
 
I didn't notice that.

(And I wondered how my other reply showed up here. <vbg>)

Quite unusual that someone would go to that much extra effort. (I wish I would
have noticed it the first time!)
 
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