On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:05:04 -0800, "Mike"
wrote:

I need a formula to extract a % from a text string.

Examples of text:

Percent = 12.45% of total
24.56% of parcel
split is 23%

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

It's not clear exactly what you want for a result.

If, on your first sentence, you want as a result the Text String 12.45%, then
the **array-entered** formula:

=MID(LEFT(A1,FIND("%",A1)),MATCH(TRUE,
ISNUMBER(-MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT(
"1:255")),1)),0),255)

will do that. To **array-enter** a formula, hold down <ctrl<shift while
hitting <enter. Excel will place braces {...} around the formula.

If you want the numeric value 0.1245 (whihch you could then format as a
percent), then the **array-entered** formula:

=--MID(LEFT(A1,FIND("%",A1)),MATCH(TRUE,
ISNUMBER(-MID(A1,ROW(INDIRECT(
"1:255")),1)),0),255)

will do that.

Finally, if you want the text string:

Percent = 12.45 of total

then:

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"%","")




--ron