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Im trying to create a column that has only the data found in another column
that is between ().

EX: cell G2: C6653FN (HP 15) INK, 2/PK, BLACK

Output wanted: HP 15

what formula would find this?
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Try
=TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(MID(G2,FIND("(",G2)+1,255)," )",REPT(" ",255)),255))

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"Ty" wrote:

Im trying to create a column that has only the data found in another column
that is between ().

EX: cell G2: C6653FN (HP 15) INK, 2/PK, BLACK

Output wanted: HP 15

what formula would find this?
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Thanks, Ty

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Default Find and copy data between ()

try:

=MID(G2,FIND("(",G2)+1,FIND(")",G2)-FIND("(",G2)-1)
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"Ty" wrote:

Im trying to create a column that has only the data found in another column
that is between ().

EX: cell G2: C6653FN (HP 15) INK, 2/PK, BLACK

Output wanted: HP 15

what formula would find this?
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Thanks, Ty

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Default Find and copy data between ()

Try this:

=MID(G2,FIND("(",G2)+1,FIND(")",G2)-1-FIND("(",G2))

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Im trying to create a column that has only the data found in another
column
that is between ().

EX: cell G2: C6653FN (HP 15) INK, 2/PK, BLACK

Output wanted: HP 15

what formula would find this?
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Thanks, Ty



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try:

=MID(G2,FIND("(",G2)+1,FIND(")",G2)-FIND("(",G2)-1)
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"Ty" wrote:

Im trying to create a column that has only the data found in another column
that is between ().

EX: cell G2: C6653FN (HP 15) INK, 2/PK, BLACK

Output wanted: HP 15

what formula would find this?
--
Thanks, Ty

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