Does this array-entered** formula do what you are attempting to do with the
formula you posted?

=IF(ISNUMBER(-FIND("/",A1)),MID(A1,MAX((MID(A1,ROW($1:99),1)="/")*ROW($1:99))+1,99),"")

** Commit this formula using Ctrl+Shift+Enter, not just Enter by itself.

Rick


"ScoobyDoo" wrote in message
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Hi

I cannot get this formula to work:

=IF(ISERR(-TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(H2,"/",REPT(" ",100)),
100))),"UNKNOWN",IF(and(--TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(H2,"/",REPT(" ",100)),
100))=35,(--TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(H2,"/",REPT(" ",100)),
100))<=1859),VALUE(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(H2,"/",REPT(" ",100)),
100))),"UNKNOWN"))

when I put it into a cell it just shows up as text.

I formatted the cell as General and still nothing

The formula auditor says it is a constant.

the formula is supposed to take text like this:

BGN/17/48

and return the number after the last / character

can anyone help ?

J