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is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A
and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 |
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=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,LEFT(A2,4),""),RIGHT(A2, 4),"")
"EngelseBoer" skrev: is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 |
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On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 02:54:27 -0700, EngelseBoer
wrote: is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 Try the following formula: =MID(A1,5,LEN(A1)-8) Copy down as far as needed Hope this helps / Lars-Åke |
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=LEFT(MID(A1,5,256),LEN(A1)-8)
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Enter the following in B1 and copy down;
=MID(A1,5,LEN(A1)-8) This will remove first and last four digits. It is assumed that all numbers will have at least 9 digits. "EngelseBoer" wrote: is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 |
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This formula will not work in general.
Take this example 2008200890001 It should return 20089 but your formula gives just 9. Lars-Åke On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 03:08:17 -0700, excelent wrote: =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,LEFT(A2,4),""),RIGHT(A2 ,4),"") "EngelseBoer" skrev: is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 |
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excelent...
thanks guys "excelent" wrote: =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,LEFT(A2,4),""),RIGHT(A2, 4),"") "EngelseBoer" skrev: is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 |
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hope that wont be a problem in my application
"Lars-Ã…ke Aspelin" wrote: This formula will not work in general. Take this example 2008200890001 It should return 20089 but your formula gives just 9. Lars-Ã…ke On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 03:08:17 -0700, excelent wrote: =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,LEFT(A2,4),""),RIGHT(A2 ,4),"") "EngelseBoer" skrev: is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 |
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ummm YES IT IS A PROBLEM
this is a real number 19840040004 returns "0" "Lars-Ã…ke Aspelin" wrote: This formula will not work in general. Take this example 2008200890001 It should return 20089 but your formula gives just 9. Lars-Ã…ke On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 03:08:17 -0700, excelent wrote: =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A2,LEFT(A2,4),""),RIGHT(A2 ,4),"") "EngelseBoer" skrev: is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 |
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yes - this works better
thanks all who supplied it "Lars-Ã…ke Aspelin" wrote: On Sun, 7 Sep 2008 02:54:27 -0700, EngelseBoer wrote: is it possible to rundown a column of numbers in A and return it in B without the 1st 4 and last 4 didtgets? ie whether the number is 12, 13, 14, 15, ditgets long i want the center bit - in my case - to get the breeders number extracting the YEAR (1st 4 ditgets) and (dog number (last 4 Digets) A B 200812340001 = 1234 2007567890001 = 56789 Try the following formula: =MID(A1,5,LEN(A1)-8) Copy down as far as needed Hope this helps / Lars-Ã…ke |
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