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Default Using Trim with wildcards possible?

With your data in A1, try the following:

=RIGHT(A1,(LEN(A1)+1)-FIND("APCo: 30/",A1))

HTH,
Paul

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"RK" wrote in message
...
I am trying to trim a spreadsheet with a lot of text similar to the
following
text below, where I want all characters BEFORE the APCo: 30/ deleted.
Someone
told me to use TRIM(*30/ ) as a wildcard rather than count out specific
characters, but I can't get the formula to work. Any guidance would be
appreciated. Thanks.


CABLE-FACILITIES/CABLEPLANT/ APCo: 30/ 21697-CDW DIRECT LLC / TR# 1,750/1
/
Ref# DFZ6761