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    TextJoin function not working in 2016

    Hi,

    I used TextJoint function in a macro, it works for me but my client says it is not working for him.

    I tested on Windows 10 PC with Office 365.

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    It worked for Spencer on his Mac (office 365, v16), but not for Dakota or I on our personal machines.
    Win10, Office 2019
    Win11, Office 2016
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    Can I use CONCAT function instead of TextJoint?

    Please help me on this issue.

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    Re: TextJoin function not working in 2016

    Hi, you'll have to read up, on Excel compatibility between Windows and MAC and yes, Concatenate can be used too
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    Re: TextJoin function not working in 2016

    Textjoin function is only supported in office 365 and Excel 2019 (and up)
    see "subtitle" of this article https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...3-0e8fc845691c

    you need to use the old "concat" funtion where textjoin is now,

    you can also use the VBA Join command and then only write the outcome to the cells that now have the textjoin function.

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    Re: TextJoin function not working in 2016

    Thank you so much for your replies. I will use the below function instead of TextJoin. I will let you know guys if my client comes back again.

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    Re: TextJoin function not working in 2016

    I'm sorry He will be back I'm affraid I use a different language version so did not pick this up you need CONCATENATE.
    CONCAT is also a new function only available from 2019 and up


    Edit: this is the link of "What's new in excel 2019" it helps me to avoid these functions and features if I'm not sure which versions are in use.
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...5-82bf0994631f

    as backup I also double check some functions on support.microsoft.com as they always state clearly in which versions the function is available
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    Re: TextJoin function not working in 2016

    Thank you Roel Jongman. I will use CONCATENATE function and let us see what happens.

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    Re: TextJoin function not working in 2016

    CONCATENATE does not work with multi-cell ranges. You'll need to specify each cell individually.
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    Re: TextJoin function not working in 2016

    Yes, I specified individually. Thanks Rorya.

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