Ardus,
Thanks for the instructions.
I did exactly as you stated until checking VB Script Regular
Expressions 1.0. I do not have that option. I am using Microsoft Excel
2003. Also, when I check the other two similar options, VS Debug and VB
1.0, then I got an error variable not defined.

Please help !

Ardus Petus wrote:
Type Alt+F11 to get to the VBE
Right-click on VBA Project (Your Workbook)
select Insert
select Module

Copy the code I sent you
Paste it into the newly created module

Click menu ToolsReferences
check the line Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 1.0
click OK

Type alt+Q to get back to Excel

In your worksheet, in cell F1 enter:
=Fileno(C1)
then drag down

Et voila!

HTH
--
AP


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Thank you so much for your reply.
Can you please explain this to me a little mo
1. What expressions to change in this function to get the data I want?
Does it need a specific column? My data is in column C and the
extracting is needed in Column F.
2. How to run this program?
Thanks for your help! ;o)

Ardus Petus wrote:
Here is an UDF to start with

It needs a reference to Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 1.0

'-------------------------------------------------
Function Fileno(sFilespec As String) As String
Static re As RegExp
Dim mc As MatchCollection

If re Is Nothing Then
Set re = New RegExp
re.Pattern = "\\(\d{5})\\"
End If

Set mc = re.Execute(sFilespec)
If mc.Count < 1 Then
Fileno = CVErr(xlErrValue)
Else
Fileno = mc(0).submatches(0)
End If

End Function
'-------------------------------------------------------

HTH
--
AP

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Hi!
I am fairly new to the programming area. And this one I really need
help on. I am importing a text file in excel and then running a macro
to extract useful data.
P:\DAVID\00019\xyz.wpd
P:\DAVID\00019\C\abc.wpd
P:\DAVID\CTC\Baker\99114\abc.wpd
P:\DAVID\CTC\Baker\99114\xyz.wpd
P:\DAVID\CTC\FGH\01161\abc.wpd

The first thing I need to do is to extract the five digit number from
this directory listing in each cell. Now, I thought it was pretty
simple because I could use Mid formula but the problem arises when the
location of the numbers change in every cell.

I am not very good at writing an IF clause for extracting this kind of
data,.

Please help!