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Default Extract string from apha numeric fields

A1 = 12z

B1:

=LOOKUP(1E100,--MID(A1,MIN(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A1&"01234567 89")),ROW(INDIRECT("1:255"))))

C1:

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,B1,"")


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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"RobN" wrote in message
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Biff,

I think the person asking for a solution wants to have a formula that will
extract both 12 and Z from 12z, etc. Can that be done?

Rob

"T. Valko" wrote in message
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A1 = 12z
B1 = 12
C1 formula:

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,B1,"")

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"mmmbl" wrote in message
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I have a column (named size) that has contains both numeric and unit of
measure. I have extracted the numbers into a field but how can i extract
the
unit of measure into another column? Example
ColA Col B Col C
12z = 12 z
12pk= 12 pk
1ct = 1 ct

Thank you!