Displays wrong result

[FirstVette52]

For the following formula:

=MAX(VALUE(RIGHT($A$1:$A$22,8)))

....for a list of numbers

L00000001, L00000002, L00000003, L00000004, L00000005 ... L00000022

....the result displays correctly (The result is ...) on the bottom of the
Function dialog box. But when I click 'OK' to close the box and apply the
formula to the cell it displays something different ( 1).

The cell format is 'General'. Any ideas what I might have done wrong?

Thx in advance!

 

[RagDyer]

It's an *array* formula and must be entered as such!

 

[Teethless mama]

Try this:

=MAX(INDEX(0+RIGHT(A1:A22,8),))

Just press ENTER