Determine if character is text or numeric?

Within a range, I have designators that should be in the format "B-123".
But I have occasions where the "-" was left out. I also have occasions
where there is an entire word there (ie: "Basic"). So I will run down the
column, setting the value of each cell into a string and check the second
character (Right (Left (strCell, 2), 1); if it's numeric, I need to replace
"B" with "B-". But I can't figure out how to check if that character is
text or numeric. Any help is appreciated.

Ed

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> Within a range, I have designators that should be in the format "B-123".
> But I have occasions where the "-" was left out. I also have occasions
> where there is an entire word there (ie: "Basic"). So I will run down the
> column, setting the value of each cell into a string and check the second
> character (Right (Left (strCell, 2), 1); if it's numeric, I need to
replace
> "B" with "B-". But I can't figure out how to check if that character is
> text or numeric. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Ed
>
>

There's an ISNUMBER function that you can use:
http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/formulas/isnumber.htm
/Fredrik

There is a function called isnumeric. You may have difficulty with the -
charachter as is numeric will see that as a negative sign...

HTH

"Ed" wrote:

> Within a range, I have designators that should be in the format "B-123".
> But I have occasions where the "-" was left out. I also have occasions
> where there is an entire word there (ie: "Basic"). So I will run down the
> column, setting the value of each cell into a string and check the second
> character (Right (Left (strCell, 2), 1); if it's numeric, I need to replace
> "B" with "B-". But I can't figure out how to check if that character is
> text or numeric. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Ed
>
>
>