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Default Extract text from text string

Hello,
I would like to extract the X-coordinate from a string of NC programming code for a CNC machine. A typical line of code might look like this:

(M72)
G0G54X202.819Z54.5
#590=2(RECOVER_FACE TURN)
G1X167.751F#101M26
G0Z61.398
X163.682
G1 X 153.873 Z 62
X147.873
G0X162.375Z62.394

My preference would be a formula. I would like the adjacent cell to contain only the value for "X" ie. in the first line "G0G54X202.819Z54.5", the X-coord is 202.819. Please note sometimes the text may have a space after the X or after the coordinate. It is not consistent. I have tried "find" and "mid" with limited success. I was wondering if it's possible to analyze each character in the string after the "X" and verify if it's a number or a period. Thank you in advance for any help.