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Why is the search function keep failing in text book example

So i try to check if a substring is in a string using search has advised by the documentation.

I keep receiving the ‘#ERROR’ error (Formula Analysis Error) even for text book example !

=SEARCH( "Hello", "Hello, there!" )

I test another new sheet it does the same but if i do so on another sheet i use has inspiration (not created by me) it does work !

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So i’m at a lost to understand where the issue came from, i suppose this a parameter issue but i have no clue how to fix it.

>Solution :

Most likely your sheet locale uses semi-colon convention; try with:

=search( "Hello"; "Hello, there!" )
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