Microsoft KB Archive/142588

= How to compare two cells and ignore leading and trailing spaces by using the TRIM worksheet function =

Article ID: 142588

Article Last Modified on 9/13/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0a for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95a
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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SUMMARY
You can use the TRIM worksheet function in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications to compare the contents of two cells so that leading spaces and trailing spaces are ignored.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. The following macro compares the contents of the active cell with the contents of the cell to the right. If the contents of the cells are the same, except for leading and trailing spaces, the word "Same" appears in a message box. Otherwise, the word "Different" appears. Sub CompareCells If Application.Trim(ActiveCell) = _ Application.Trim(ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1)) Then MsgBox "Same" Else MsgBox "Different" End If  End Sub

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