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  1. 09-01-2009, 09:00 PM #1
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    Re: Searching Through a String

    Try:

    =LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,0,""))+0

    where A1 has original number..

    Sorry above retrieves the digit, but to get position:

    =FIND(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,0,""),2,1),A1)-1
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    Re: Searching Through a String for Position of 1st Non-Zero digit

    Thank you so much!
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