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gcotterl
 
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Default Relative references

In the example below, how do I write a formula that will replace:

the middle word in C1 with the word in B1
the middle word in C10 with the word in B2
the middle word in C19 with the word in B3
the middle word in C28 with the word in B4
the middle word in C37 with the word in B5

(Column D contains the desired results)


B C D
1 pig cat dog horse cat pig horse
2 cow
3 pansy
4 rat
5 mouse
6
7
8
9
10 duck fish flea duck cow flea
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 mutt ant bee mutt pansy bee
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 hog puppy bug hog rat bug
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37 mule germ fly mule mouse fly