Formula to sum values based on an account number match but with spaces at the beginning of the cell

danielv1985

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Hi all,

First time poster and really appreciate any help.

I'm struggling to compose the formula to sum the total based on an account character match.

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The text in B176 has 5 spaces before the digits commence.

I need to sum the values from the below table (same tab) but the digits commence at the beginning of the cell i.e. no spaces

Note, only the digits match - not the subsequent description.

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Thank you,
Daniel
 

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Column B appears to start with the "product number". If leading spaces are causing a problem use the TRIM function.
Please provide your formula from you cells or columns where the product number with leading spaces is causing the problem

=TRIM("B176") should fix your problem

your modified function should be something like the following
=SUM( .....TRIM("B176") ...)

Again if you provide your actual formula I can give you a complete formula fix.
 
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To clarify my response
Replace references to your product like
B176
with
TRIM(B176)
 
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Something like this:
Book1
BC
175Telecommunications
176
177 66214001 - telephone2,812
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
C177C177=SUMIF($B$227:$B$231,LEFT(TRIM(B177),8)&"*",$C$227:$C$231)
 
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