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Loz
 
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Default Breaking up a string into separate columns

Hi!!

I'm trying to break up a string into sub sections. Eg 1 cat, 2 dogs, 66
chickens...
So far I have managed to get the first number out, but to get the dog count
and the chicken count, I am finding it much more difficult - I think I'm
trying to complicate it the way I'm achieving my results. Can anyone please
help me?

eg.

cats Dogs1 Dogs2 Chicken
1 cat, 3 dogs, 60 chickens 1 1 cat, 3 3 ?
2 cats, 22 dogs, 12 chickens 2 2 cats, 22 22 ?
3 cats, 2 dogs, 8 chickens 3 3 cats, 2 2 ?
4 cats, 21 dogs, 0 chickens 4 4 cats, 21 21 ?
5 cats, 256 dogs 5 5 cats, 256 256 ?

Cats formula: =LEFT(A3,FIND(" ca",A3)-1)
Dogs formula - Dogs1: =LEFT(A3,FIND(" do",A3)-1)
Dogs2: =RIGHT(C3,LEN(C3)-FIND(", ",C3)-1)
Chicken formula: ?

Is it possible to do one formula for each column? instead of breaking it up
like I have it?

TIA
Lauren
(sorry if my columns don't come out in columns...)