Determine if cell contains a formula

UHsoccer

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I need to process a sheet with about 38000 rows. Many rows have an invalid formula like #NAME

I need to bypass that row and go on to the next one. I have tried code like

if first character = "#" or "=" but it returns a "mismatch" error

How do I check "Does this cell have a formula"?
 

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How to total the visible cells?
From the first blank cell below a filtered data set, press Alt+=. Instead of SUM, you will get SUBTOTAL(9,)
In VBA there is a HasFormula property that returns True if the cell contains a formula and False if it does not.

For example:
Code:
If Range("A1").HasFormula = True Then...
 
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