try this
=MID(E1,FIND(":",E1)+1,FIND(" ",E1,FIND(" ",E1)+1)-FIND(":",E1))

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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"P Johnson" <P wrote in message
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I know this is a basic function, but I can't remember how to do it.

Col A Col B
Job: 08-098 started 1/2008

In col A I only want the 08-098 to be listed from Col B.