Excel 2007 Duplicate Check Wrongly Converting Hex as Exponent -


i have spreadsheet used verify long list of 8-digit hexadecimal numbers duplicates.

it has 2 columns - 1 hexadecimal values , following formula used check duplicates (given second column column b):

=countif($b:$b, b1)

this has worked fine numbers except these values:

69000700 , 690007e2.

the first column formatted text, seems countif function doing kind of unwanted implicit cast of hex value, , taking second hex value exponent (which make same first value).

it doesn't seem matter format hex column - countif function interprets these values numbers , therefore appear duplicates.

is there way ensure countif function takes these cell values string parameters without doing implicit cast?

maybe it's feasible add column formula

=char(34) & b1 & char(34) 

copied down.

the formula encloses text quotes, , "690007e2" no longer interpreted "69000700" (excel 2003).


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