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Revision as of 16:02, 13 September 2008
CLEAN
returns a text string with non-printable characters removed.
Syntax:
CLEAN(text)
- returns text with all non-printable characters removed.
- Spaces are not removed.
Example:
where cell A1 contains =CHAR(7) & "cat" & CHAR(8):
CLEAN(A1)
- returns cat. The 2 non-printable characters are removed.
LEN(CLEAN(A1))
- returns 3, the number of characters in cat.
See also:
TRIM, FIND, PROPER, REPLACE, SEARCH, SUBSTITUTE, LEN
Functions listed alphabetically, Functions listed by category
