Fails on names like:

Martin St Louis (real name of a hockey player)
Oscar De La Hoya (real name of a boxer)

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Teethless mama" wrote in message
...
=IF(LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))=1,MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,99)&"
"&LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1),MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1)+1,99)&"
"&LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1))&MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,1))

Note: The above formula will work with or without middle name as along as
middle name contain a single character.


"NWO" wrote:

Ok, I have a list of names in the fomrat John A Doe, Joan Bennett, etc
(no
commas, some have middle initial, some don't). How do I get Doe John A,
and
Bennett Joan (last name first name middle initial - commas OK) I tried
the
Pearson example, but it had commas and the last name was first, so it
didn't
work for my problem.

Thank you.

NWO Mark