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Bob Phillips

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"ldebner" <ldebner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C3BA5F8D-6114-4094-AA4B-6E3B3DCD976D@microsoft.com...
> I have come across a function I do not understand.
> 1.
> Input
> Thursday, October 27, 2005 8:59:09 AM
>
> Formula
> =(--RIGHT(B2,LEN(B2) - (FIND(",",B2)+1)))
>
> Result (this is the result I wanted)
> 10/27/05 8:59 AM
>
> 2.
> Input
> Thursday, October 27, 2005 8:59:09 AM
>
> Formula
> =(RIGHT(B3,LEN(B3) - (FIND(",",B3)+1)))
>
> Result ( this is not the result i wanted)
> October 27, 2005 8:59:09 AM
>
> Why does putting "--" before "RIGHT" give me the desired result?
>
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