Searching TEXT in formulae, rather than results of formulae

[Guest]

Is there any way to use the "=RIGHT" or "=LEFT" functions to search the text
that makes up a formula, rather than the result of the formula?

I have a list of formulae that reference a sequence of cells, and I need to
check that the sequence isn't broken (I'm going to ask it to check that each
cell reference is one away from the previous reference, and return an error
message if it isn't).

Thanks!

 

[Niek Otten]

You can use this UDF:

Function ShowFormula(a As Range)
If Application.ReferenceStyle = xlR1C1 _
Then ShowFormula = a.FormulaR1C1 _
Else: ShowFormula = a.Formula
End Function

You may benefit from (temporarily) choosing R1C1 reference style
(Tools>Options, General tab). If for example you always reference the row
above or the column to the left, the formulas are the same and exeptions are
easily detected.

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

Microsoft MVP - Excel