Determine if first character in string is greater than zero

BillTony

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I have a dataset with numerous combinations of alpha and numeric values in a given column.

I need to do TWO things.

1) Determine if the 1st character is numeric - if so, the initial condition is met.

2) If numeric, is the character between 1 and 9 (greater than 0) - if so, the final condition is met and the record receives a "Pass."

I'm supplying 2 lines of code that seem to work equally well at handling the initial condition.

It's the final condition that's giving me pain...

Thanks in advance!

Code:
=IF(ISERR(LEFT(AO3,1)*1),"ERROR","OK")

=IF(ISNUMBER(VALUE(LEFT(AO3,1))),"OK","ERROR")
 

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Perhaps this:

=IF(ISNUMBER(LEFT(AO3,1)*1),IF(LEFT(AO3,1)*1>0,"OK","ERROR"),"ERROR")

Or

=IF(AND(ISNUMBER(LEFT(AO3,1)*1),LEFT(AO3,1)*1>0),"OK","ERROR")
 
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Similarly,

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B​
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OKB1: =IF((LEFT(A1) >= "1") * (LEFT(A1) <= "9"), "OK", "Error")
2​
ABCDEError
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012Error
 
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Or ...

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OKB1: =IF(MEDIAN(49, CODE(A1), 57) = CODE(A1), "OK", "Error")
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ABCDEError
3​
012Error
 
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I know I am late to the party, but here is one more formula that you can consider...

=IF(0+LEFT(A1)>0,"OK","Error")
 
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