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On Sun, 25 May 2008 15:10:29 -0400, "Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)"
wrote:

=MID(A1,MAX((MID(A1,ROW(1:255),1)=" ")*ROW(1:255))+1,255)


If you make the ROW references absolute, then you'll be able to copy the
formula by dragging:

=MID(A1,MAX((MID(A1,ROW($1:$255),1)=" ")*ROW($1:$255))+1,255)

--ron