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Code to check if cell value start with int.

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    Code to check if cell value start with int.

    Hi.

    I have a little problem I cant find a solution to.

    I want to use some kind of if statement to check if a cell contains a word starting wiht "int" or "Int"
    Cell value can be Intern, international, Internet, Intranet, Intellect, interesting or any other word starting with "int"
    I tried:
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    But it sems like the wildcard * doesn't work here.
    How do I do this?

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    Re: Code to check if cell value start with int.

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    Re: Code to check if cell value start with int.

    try using "like"
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    Re: Code to check if cell value start with int.

    Ah!!

    Why didn't I come up with the Like function. Been using that long time ago.
    Thanks a thousand times to all you who replied.

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