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False()

Returns the logical value FALSE.

If(condition, trueValue, falseValue)

Returns trueValue if condition evaluates to TRUE or falseValue if
condition evaluates to FALSE. Example: If(A1>A2, “OK”, “Cancel”).

Not(logical)

Reverses logical value.

Example: Not(TRUE) equals FALSE.

Or(logical1, logical2, ...)

Returns TRUE if any argument is TRUE, otherwise return FALSE.

Example: Or(FALSE, TRUE) equals TRUE.

True()

Returns the logical value TRUE.

Text Functions

Char(number)

Returns the character specifi ed by a number.

Example: Char(66) equals B.

Clean(text)

Removes all nonprintable characters from a text string.

Code(text)

Returns a numeric code for the fi rst character in a text string.

Example: Code(“ABC”) equals 65.

Concatenate(text1, text2, ...)

Joins several text strings into one text string.

Exact(text1, text2)

Returns TRUE if two text strings are identical (case sensitive).

Example: Exact(“palm”, “PALM”) equals FALSE.

Find(fi ndText, withinText, start)

Finds string (fi ndText) within another text string (withinText), and
returns its starting position.

Example: Find(“A”, “CBA”, 1) equals 3.