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Find text in cell and copy from 4 characters in front of the found text.
Hi guys,
I am trying to Find specific text in a cell (2014) as it happens and require to copy from 4 characters in front of the found text so example. Cell K6 contains A01677623022014AH014302BOX3 8ED I want to find 2014 and past from 23022014 into another cell. Any ideas how I can do this. The numbers of characters in the cell changes daily and 2014 is the only constant (untill 2015 that is) regards |
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Find text in cell and copy from 4 characters in front of the found text.
Hi,
Am Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:51:03 +0000 schrieb dgenty: Cell K6 contains A01677623022014AH014302BOX3 8ED I want to find 2014 and past from 23022014 into another cell. try: =IF(ISNUMBER(FIND(2014,K6)),MID(K6,FIND(2014,K6)-4,8),"") Regards Claus B. -- Win XP PRof SP2 / Vista Ultimate SP2 Office 2003 SP2 /2007 Ultimate SP2 |
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Find text in cell and copy from 4 characters in front of the found text.
Hi,
Am Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:58:17 +0100 schrieb Claus Busch: =IF(ISNUMBER(FIND(2014,K6)),MID(K6,FIND(2014,K6)-4,8),"") or: =IFERROR(MID(K6,FIND(2014,K6)-4,8),"") Regards Claus B. -- Win XP PRof SP2 / Vista Ultimate SP2 Office 2003 SP2 /2007 Ultimate SP2 |
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