Find string in cell

GregDz11

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I know this should be simple, but for some reason it's not working for me. I'm trying to locate in a cell the following phrase "5. IS THIS A COMPLIANCE SERVER, IF YES ICD MUST BE PROVIDED:" in a cell that looks like this:
Code:
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING, ONE SERVER PER TICKET PLEASE.


1. SERVER NAME: 


2. OS (WINDOWS, AIX, LINUX):  


3. VIRTUAL OR PHYISCAL SERVER: 


4. SERVER HOSTS SOX APPLICATION?  


5. IS THIS A  COMPLIANCE SERVER, IF YES ICD MUST BE PROVIDED:  


6. OWNER NAME:

however, find("5. IS THIS A COMPLIANCE SERVER, IF YES ICD MUST BE PROVIDED:",a2) doesn't work.

Any ideas?
 
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Excel Facts

What does custom number format of ;;; mean?
Three semi-colons will hide the value in the cell. Although most people use white font instead.
Try:

=IFERROR(IF(FIND("5. IS THIS A COMPLIANCE SERVER, IF YES ICD MUST BE PROVIDED:",A8),"Exists"),"Dont exists")
 
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Or try:

=IF(COUNTIF(A8,"*5. IS THIS A COMPLIANCE SERVER, IF YES ICD MUST BE PROVIDED:*"),"Exists","Dont exists")
 
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