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EXACT

This function returns true if two strings are the same; otherwise, false.

Syntax

EXACT(text1, text2)

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument	Description
text1	[Required] The first text string
text2	[Required] The second text string.

Remarks

This function compares the string in the first argument to the string in the second argument.

Although this function is case-sensitive, it ignores formatting differences.

Examples

EXACT(A3,A5)

EXACT(R3C1,R5C1)

EXACT("SPREAD","spread") gives the result FALSE