Display BOTH formula and it's result.

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Merle - Jul 6, 2010 at 12:23 PM
rizvisa1 Posts 4478 Registration date Thursday January 28, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 5, 2022 - Jul 6, 2010 at 06:25 PM
Hello,


I'm running Excel 2003 SP3 on a client's computer. (So please don't
answer with "you need an upgrade").

I need to display a formula and it's result. The safest way to do this without a
entering the formula in 2 places would be to place the formula in one cell, display it
as text and display the result in another cell like:

A | B | C ...
1 Formula | Result
2 =(10%*ABS((C5-D5)))+E5+(0.06*F5) | 0.00|

where the formula for B2 is "=A2"
A | B | C ...
1 Formula | Result
2 =(10%*ABS((C5-D5)))+E5+(0.06*F5) | =A2|


Is there an "Evaluate" function, then B2 could be "Evaluate(A2)"? The preference, of
course is a built in Excel function for client's ease of use; just put the solution in the
spreadsheet.

Thanks,
Merle


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rizvisa1 Posts 4478 Registration date Thursday January 28, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 5, 2022 766
Jul 6, 2010 at 06:25 PM
One of the method would be have client download an addon called "moreFunc". It is free. You can download it from https://download.cnet.com/Morefunc/3000-2077_4-10423159.html

In that there is a function called "FORMULATEXT". That will give the formula in a cell
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