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Why do I need to prefix the test with &quot;application.&quot; for &quot;istext&quot; but I don't need to add &quot;application.&quot; for &quot;isnumeric&quot;?<br />
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If Application.IsText(ActiveC<wbr />ell.Value)<wbr /> Then<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; MsgBox &quot;yes&quot;<br />
End If<br />
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If IsNumeric(ActiveCell.Value<wbr />) Then<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; MsgBox &quot;yes&quot;<br />
End If
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Why do I need to prefix the test with "application." for "istext" but I don't need to add "application." for "isnumeric"?


If Application.IsText(ActiveCell.Value) Then
        MsgBox "yes"
End If
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If IsNumeric(ActiveCell.Value) Then
    MsgBox "yes"
End If

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