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Text to 4 columns
I have a column which contains values formatted to be separated by a space.
There are only going to be 4 values; I would like to move them into 4 different columns. An example of the expression would be "253569 568J8 EJ139 Started" I realize I can do a text to column function, but I wanted to build a formula because this will be repeated every time the sheet is used. The numbers are going to be in column "B", and I would like to separate them into "C", "D", "E" and "F". Can anyone provide an example? TIA |
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Text to 4 columns
Source data in A1 down
In B1: =LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)-1) In C1: =MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)-SEARCH(" ",A1)) In D1: =MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)) In E1: =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1)) Copy B1:E1 down as far as required B1 returns as text. If you need it as a number, use instead in B1: =LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)-1)+0 -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "billinr" wrote: I have a column which contains values formatted to be separated by a space. There are only going to be 4 values; I would like to move them into 4 different columns. An example of the expression would be "253569 568J8 EJ139 Started" I realize I can do a text to column function, but I wanted to build a formula because this will be repeated every time the sheet is used. The numbers are going to be in column "B", and I would like to separate them into "C", "D", "E" and "F". Can anyone provide an example? TIA |
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Text to 4 columns
Oops, missed that bit about the source data in col B.
Adjust all 4 formulas accordingly to point to B1 instead of A1 -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Max" wrote: Source data in A1 down In B1: =LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)-1) In C1: =MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)-SEARCH(" ",A1)) In D1: =MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)) In E1: =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1)) Copy B1:E1 down as far as required B1 returns as text. If you need it as a number, use instead in B1: =LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)-1)+0 -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "billinr" wrote: I have a column which contains values formatted to be separated by a space. There are only going to be 4 values; I would like to move them into 4 different columns. An example of the expression would be "253569 568J8 EJ139 Started" I realize I can do a text to column function, but I wanted to build a formula because this will be repeated every time the sheet is used. The numbers are going to be in column "B", and I would like to separate them into "C", "D", "E" and "F". Can anyone provide an example? TIA |
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Text to 4 columns
Perfect solution - as usual!
Thanks for your help. "Max" wrote: Oops, missed that bit about the source data in col B. Adjust all 4 formulas accordingly to point to B1 instead of A1 -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Max" wrote: Source data in A1 down In B1: =LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)-1) In C1: =MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)-SEARCH(" ",A1)) In D1: =MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)) In E1: =RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)+1)+1)) Copy B1:E1 down as far as required B1 returns as text. If you need it as a number, use instead in B1: =LEFT(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1)-1)+0 -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "billinr" wrote: I have a column which contains values formatted to be separated by a space. There are only going to be 4 values; I would like to move them into 4 different columns. An example of the expression would be "253569 568J8 EJ139 Started" I realize I can do a text to column function, but I wanted to build a formula because this will be repeated every time the sheet is used. The numbers are going to be in column "B", and I would like to separate them into "C", "D", "E" and "F". Can anyone provide an example? TIA |
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Text to 4 columns
Welcome, and thanks for the feedback.
-- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "billinr" wrote in message ... Perfect solution - as usual! Thanks for your help. |
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