searching for the first few characters in an active cell

[Chris]

If the active cell has the first 7 characters = "example", I want it to return a value in another cell. ie,

"example 7", "example fourty nine" and "example spiderman"

would all return a value, where as...

"7", "fourty nine" and "spiderman"

would not.

TIA
Chris

 

[ijb]

A function in one cell cannot change the value in another cell.
If, on the other hand, you want a function to return a value if another cell
has values as you say, you do not need a vb function.
The following formula will work
=IF(left(sourcecell,7)="example",valueyouwanttoreturn,"")

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ijb

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If the active cell has the first 7 characters = "example", I want it to

return a value in another cell. ie,