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I'm trying to split a text string ... Apart from it not working quite right
yet! I'm sure I've over complicated it.

Base Data "Path":

\\SERVER\X$\data\Team Name\Personal Data\JOE BLOGGS\mail\
\\SERVER\X$\
\\SERVER\X$\RECYCLER\
\\SERVER\X$\$Extend\
\\SERVER\X$\$Extend\Test

I'm trying to split into High Level Directory (HLD) / Team/User Directory
(TUD) / Team/User Sub-Directory

HLD:
=IFERROR(SUBSTITUTE(LEFT(Path,(SEARCH("\",Path,(SE ARCH("\",Path,(SEARCH("X$",Path,1))+3))+1))),"\\SE RVER\X$\",""),SUBSTITUTE(LEFT(Path,(SEARCH("\",Pat h,(SEARCH("\",Path,(SEARCH("X$",Path,1))))+1))),"\ \SERVER\X$\",""))

Directory:
=IFERROR(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(Path,"\\SERVER \X$\",""),HLD,""),
SEARCH("\",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(Path,"\\SERVER\X$ \",""),HLD,""),1)-1),"N/A")

Sub-Directory:
=IFERROR(RIGHT(Path,(LEN(Path)-LEN(HLD))-LEN(TUD)-LEN("\\SERVER\X$\")),"N/A")

Results:

HLD: data\Team Name\ < TUD Personal Data < SubDir: \JOE BLOGGS\mail\ --OK
HLD: #VALUE! < N/A < SubDir: N/A --WRONG
HLD: RECYCLER\ < N/A < SubDir: N/A --OK
HLD: $Extend\ < N/A < SubDir: N/A --WRONG
HLD: $Extend\ < N/A < SubDir: t €“WRONG

It works with most of the data, but not when I get to root files!

Any suggestions would be welcome :o)