Remove ' if not followed by two digits
Hi -
I'd like a quick formula that will remove an apostrophe if the apostrophe is not followed by two digits. Ex: Original Desired Result Abe '89 Abe '89 Bye '88 Bye '88 Chie ' Chie Lead '64 Lead '64 Foloow ' Foloow What is the quickest way to do this? I'm struggling with =LEFT(A2,FIND("'",A2) . . . Thanks for your help. -Tom |
Remove ' if not followed by two digits
Tom,
For a value in cell A1: =IF(ISERROR(VALUE(MID(A1,FIND("'",A1)+1,2))),TRIM( SUBSTITUTE(A1,"'","")),A1) HTH, Bernie MS Excel MVP "tom" wrote in message oups.com... Hi - I'd like a quick formula that will remove an apostrophe if the apostrophe is not followed by two digits. Ex: Original Desired Result Abe '89 Abe '89 Bye '88 Bye '88 Chie ' Chie Lead '64 Lead '64 Foloow ' Foloow What is the quickest way to do this? I'm struggling with =LEFT(A2,FIND("'",A2) . . . Thanks for your help. -Tom |
Remove ' if not followed by two digits
Will smarties never cease to amaze me?
Thank you for your help - you're awesome. -tom |
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