There is a string in cell A1, such as
......... .... (3.25%)
I would like to retrieve the text inside (), which should return 3.25% in
cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve the text within string?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

Eric,

Try this which assumes it's the first set of parenthesis in the cell

=MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,FIND(")",A1,FIND("(",A1))-FIND("(",A1)-2)/100
--
Mike

When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that
introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the
question.


"Eric" wrote:

There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)
I would like to retrieve the text inside (), which should return 3.25% in
cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve the text within string?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

forgot to mention.format as a percentage
--
Mike

When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that
introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the
question.


"Mike H" wrote:

Eric,

Try this which assumes it's the first set of parenthesis in the cell

=MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,FIND(")",A1,FIND("(",A1))-FIND("(",A1)-2)/100
--
Mike

When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that
introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the
question.


"Eric" wrote:

There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)
I would like to retrieve the text inside (), which should return 3.25% in
cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve the text within string?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

Another way

will handle

.......(3.25%)
------(3.25%)..............

'As text
=REPLACE(MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,255),FIND(")",MID(A 1,
FIND("(",A1)+1,255)),255,"")

'As percentage (format the cell)

=--REPLACE(MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,255),FIND(")",MID(A1 ,
FIND("(",A1)+1,255)),255,"")


--
Jacob (MVP - Excel)


"Eric" wrote:

There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)
I would like to retrieve the text inside (), which should return 3.25% in
cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve the text within string?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:29:01 -0700, Eric
wrote:

There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)
I would like to retrieve the text inside (), which should return 3.25% in
cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve the text within string?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

Assuming no parenthesis prior to the desired enclosu

=MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,FIND(")",A1)-FIND("(",A1)-1)

--ron

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:43:38 -0400, Ron Rosenfeld
wrote:

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:29:01 -0700, Eric
wrote:

There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)
I would like to retrieve the text inside (), which should return 3.25% in
cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve the text within string?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

Assuming no parenthesis prior to the desired enclosu

=MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,FIND(")",A1)-FIND("(",A1)-1)

--ron

OH, and if you want to convert the text to a value, as the other respondents
seem to be assuming, you can merely precede the above with a double unary:

=--MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,FIND(")",A1)-FIND("(",A1)-1)

--ron

Note that it needs to be double unary MINUS. Double unary PLUS wouldn't
work.
--
David Biddulph


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:43:38 -0400, Ron Rosenfeld

wrote:

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:29:01 -0700, Eric
wrote:

There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)
I would like to retrieve the text inside (), which should return 3.25% in
cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve the text within
string?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

Assuming no parenthesis prior to the desired enclosu

=MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,FIND(")",A1)-FIND("(",A1)-1)

--ron

OH, and if you want to convert the text to a value, as the other
respondents
seem to be assuming, you can merely precede the above with a double unary:

=--MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,FIND(")",A1)-FIND("(",A1)-1)

--ron

Here's another one...

=--SUBSTITUTE(MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,10),")","")

Format as Percentage

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Eric" wrote in message
...
There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)
I would like to retrieve the text inside (), which should return 3.25% in
cell B1.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to retrieve the text within
string?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:15:41 +0100, "David Biddulph" <groups [at]
biddulph.org.uk wrote:

Note that it needs to be double unary MINUS. Double unary PLUS wouldn't
work.
--

As in the example I gave.

And I don't believe that Excel ever interprets (or uses) the '+' sign as a
unary operator.
--ron

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:28:24 -0400, "T. Valko" wrote:

Here's another one...

=--SUBSTITUTE(MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,10),")","")

Format as Percentage

I believe that requires that the ")" is the last non-space character
--ron

Yes, that's how I interpreted this:

There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:28:24 -0400, "T. Valko"
wrote:

Here's another one...

=--SUBSTITUTE(MID(A1,FIND("(",A1)+1,10),")","")

Format as Percentage

I believe that requires that the ")" is the last non-space character
--ron

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:09:29 -0400, "T. Valko" wrote:

Yes, that's how I interpreted this:

There is a string in cell A1, such as
........ .... (3.25%)


I agree that is consistent with his example, although his textual description
allows for characters after, but does not definitely indicate there could be.

--ron