# Excel Gurus

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**Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excel-gurus/22373/2 "2006-12-31T12:13:47Z")

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Update: I was able to do the

=IF(A36=“Jim\_Bob”,1,0) it passed and gave me a 1  
=IF(A36=“Jim Bob”,1,0) Also worked, its something in the OR statement thats not nesting properly or some error in my syntax

additionally… does anyone know if i can use Regex in excell?

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