Detecting duplicates formatted as text

Question

I need a function to detect duplicates formatted as text.

This cannot distinguish between \"46.500\" and\"46.5000\". CountIf probably compares cells as numbers. Thes

Answer 1

I usually find ado useful in such circumstances.

Dim cn As Object
Dim rs As Object

strFile = Workbooks(1).FullName
strCon = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & strFile _
    & ";Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=No;IMEX=1"";"

Set cn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set rs = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

cn.Open strCon

strSQL = "SELECT F2, Count(F2) AS CountF2 FROM [Sheet1$] " _
  & "GROUP BY F2 HAVING Count(F2)>1 "
rs.Open strSQL, cn

s = rs.GetString
MsgBox s

'' Or
Sheets("Sheet2").Cells(2, 1).CopyFromRecordset rs