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Usage of [ ] symbols and ( ) in formulas.
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Hi Yagu,
I believe the reason for the [ ] around Task Name is because it's 2 words. If your column was TaskName without the space, you wouldn't need the [ ]. By the way, your example didn't show up.
Peace!
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Heidi:
Tks again.
The picture (example) is displayed when I view the message. Wonder what could be the issue?
Jon
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I recommend always putting [] around column names when creating them.
If Smartsheet deitermines they aren't needed, it removes them (I find this annoying, but it isn't a bug).
If you have a column named Cost1, then the correct usage in a formula for row 23 would be [Cost1]23, so spaces aren't the only thing at work.
As Heidi mentioned, the other most likely reason is a space.
It is all about the parsing.
Craig
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