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How to replace defined portion of string
Lets say I have a string: Sum(A1:A5).
This string will always be a formula. I want to redefine it without the the brackets. That I only want to see: Sum How do I do this. Can I use the replace function? I will always want to replace everything within the brackets and including the brackets with "". Thanks |
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How to replace defined portion of string
This formula finds the left bracket and takes characters to there. =LEFT(A1,FIND("(",A1)-1 -- Brian ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BrianB's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...tinfo&userid=5 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=38828 |
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How to replace defined portion of string
I assume you mean in VBA
Debug.Print Left(sFormula, InStr(1, sFormula, "(") - 1) -- HTH Bob Phillips "ExcelMonkey" wrote in message ... Lets say I have a string: Sum(A1:A5). This string will always be a formula. I want to redefine it without the the brackets. That I only want to see: Sum How do I do this. Can I use the replace function? I will always want to replace everything within the brackets and including the brackets with "". Thanks |
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