Ah! Quote Haseeb {I think this part ISNUMBER(--MID(A3,6,4)) will allow
entry with 3 spaces before the fourth digit :-) , like}
I think that's a very good catch Haseeb. :)
I think adding an IFERROR(FIND(" ",Range)) will solve the problem.....
Regards,
Sam Mathai Chacko
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Vijayendra Rao
<vijayendrar...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Thanks Sam, Maries & Haseeb.
>
> All three solutions are working fine.....thanks again.
>
> Regards,
> Vijayendra
>
> 2012/2/27 Haseeb Avarakkan <haseeb.avarak...@gmail.com>
>
>> Hi Sam,
>>
>> I think this part ISNUMBER(--MID(A3,6,4)) will allow entry with 3 spaces
>> before the fourth digit :-) , like
>>
>> ABCDE 1D
>>
>> Hi Vijayendra,
>>
>> This is my try. Firstly define 3 names to avoid INDIRECT function.
>>
>> Name: *Alpha*
>> On refers to:
>> ={"A";"B";"C";"D";"E";"F";"G";"H";"I";"J";"K";"L";"M";"N";"O";"P";"Q";"R";"S";"T";"U";"V";"W";"X";"Y";"Z"}
>>
>> Name: *Row*
>> Refers to: ={1;2;3;4;5}
>>
>> Name: *Col*
>> Refers to: ={6,7,8,9}
>>
>> Then use this formula in Data Validation >> Custom. Make sure you have
>> unselect *Ignore blank*
>>
>>
>> =SUMPRODUCT(ISNUMBER(MATCH(MID(C2,Row,1),Alpha,0))*ISNUMBER(MID(C2,Col,1)+0)*ISNUMBER(MATCH(MID(C2,10,250),Alpha,0)))=20
>>
>> HTH
>> Haseeb
>>
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