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Extracting numbers from text string
I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one
of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. |
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Extracting numbers from text string
Hi,
Using the function here to find the number http://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/ExtractNum.htm Text to the left can then be extracted with =LEFT(A1,FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1)-2) and text to the right of the number with =MID(A1,(FIND(" ",A1,FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1))+1),999) Mike "Topher" wrote: I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. |
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B1: =TRIM(LEFT(A1,FIND(C1,A1)-1))
C1: =LOOKUP(99^99,--("0"&MID(A1,MIN(SEARCH({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A1&"0 123456789")),ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1)))))) D1: =TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,B1,""),C1,"")) -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Topher" wrote in message ... I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. |
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Thanks for that guys but to add to the problem becuase I am looking at
address data there are times when the number could be associated with a letter i.e. 41a High Road. Is there a way to deal with this aswell? Thanks "Topher" wrote: I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. |
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The solution I gave you works for 41a
"Topher" wrote: Thanks for that guys but to add to the problem becuase I am looking at address data there are times when the number could be associated with a letter i.e. 41a High Road. Is there a way to deal with this aswell? Thanks "Topher" wrote: I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. |
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Extracting numbers from text string
No it doesn't!!
Use the function but to extract a number such as 41a use =MID(A1,FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1),(FIND(" ",A1,FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1)))-FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1)) Mike "Topher" wrote: Thanks for that guys but to add to the problem becuase I am looking at address data there are times when the number could be associated with a letter i.e. 41a High Road. Is there a way to deal with this aswell? Thanks "Topher" wrote: I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. |
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Thanks Mike
"Mike H" wrote: No it doesn't!! Use the function but to extract a number such as 41a use =MID(A1,FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1),(FIND(" ",A1,FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1)))-FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1)) Mike "Topher" wrote: Thanks for that guys but to add to the problem becuase I am looking at address data there are times when the number could be associated with a letter i.e. 41a High Road. Is there a way to deal with this aswell? Thanks "Topher" wrote: I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:00:02 -0700, Topher
wrote: I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. Here's a UDF that should handle that: To use it, enter a formula of the type: =parseaddr(cell_ref,Index) where cell_ref contains your original string and Index is a number from 1 to 3 indicating which section of the address you wish to pull out (see the comment in the UDF). To enter the UDF, <alt-F11 opens the VBEditor. Ensure your project is highlighted in the project explorer window, then Insert Module and paste the code below into the window that opens: ========================================= Option Explicit Function ParseAddr(str As String, Index As Long) As String 'Index: 1 = part before street number ' 2 = street number with optional letter ' 3 = part after street number Dim re As Object Dim mc As Object Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp") re.IgnoreCase = True re.Global = True re.Pattern = "^((\D+)(\s))?((\d+[A-Z]?)(\s))(.*$)" If re.test(str) = True Then Set mc = re.Execute(str) Select Case Index Case Is = 1 ParseAddr = mc(0).submatches(1) Case Is = 2 ParseAddr = mc(0).submatches(4) Case Is = 3 ParseAddr = mc(0).submatches(6) Case Else ParseAddr = "" End Select End If End Function ============================================== --ron |
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Modify formula for extracting number from text string
I used your formula and it works great! However I have address I am trying to sort and some have an apartment number, so perhaps 101 green street #16 could be turned into 101.16. Then all of the apartments in the same address would sort in order. Any Ideas?
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Modify formula for extracting number from text string
Hi Rick,
As you have opened a new, orphaned, thread, it is difficult for the original respondent to assist you further and no context to your question is available to prospective new respondents. Consider, therefore, reposting your question in the original thread. --- Regards. Norman "Rick Devous" wrote in message ... I used your formula and it works great! However I have address I am trying to sort and some have an apartment number, so perhaps 101 green street #16 could be turned into 101.16. Then all of the apartments in the same address would sort in order. Any Ideas? Thanks Rick |
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Extracting numbers from text string
I'm trying to separate the house number from the rest of the address within a
column and I can't follow what you say to do. Can you give it to me in exact steps (i.e., click this and insert that) and send it to my email address? patbaeske at charter dot net "Mike H" wrote: Hi, Using the function here to find the number http://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/ExtractNum.htm Text to the left can then be extracted with =LEFT(A1,FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1)-2) and text to the right of the number with =MID(A1,(FIND(" ",A1,FIND(ExtractNumber(A1),A1))+1),999) Mike "Topher" wrote: I have to import an address file into an excel sheet (I can do that) but one of the columns in the file is a text field that contains the important house number mixed with text: The Old Vicarage 29 The High Street T & G Plumbers 30 Long Road The Corner Shop 2 Village Green These text strings need splitting into 3 separate cells, data before the number, the number, and data after the number. Can anyone help please. |
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