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Extracting text before ~ sign
Hi Everyone,
Please help me with your expertise. I have this type of data (12345~Sample), that series is a code followed by the code name. Now I want to get only the code after the ~ sign, my problem is the code is not fix, some codes consist of 3 characters only so I cannot just use the simple left(A1,#) formula. Thanks in advance! Jerome |
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Extracting text before ~ sign
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=MID(A1,FIND("~",A1)+1,LEN(A1)) Mike "jhong" wrote: Hi Everyone, Please help me with your expertise. I have this type of data (12345~Sample), that series is a code followed by the code name. Now I want to get only the code after the ~ sign, my problem is the code is not fix, some codes consist of 3 characters only so I cannot just use the simple left(A1,#) formula. Thanks in advance! Jerome |
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Extracting text before ~ sign
Sorry you wanted the text before the tilde
=LEFT(A1,FIND("~",A1)-1 Mike "jhong" wrote: Hi Everyone, Please help me with your expertise. I have this type of data (12345~Sample), that series is a code followed by the code name. Now I want to get only the code after the ~ sign, my problem is the code is not fix, some codes consist of 3 characters only so I cannot just use the simple left(A1,#) formula. Thanks in advance! Jerome |
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Your subject says you want the text before the sign and your message says
the text after the sign; so, here is both... Befo =LEFT(A1,FIND("~",A1&"~")-1) After: =MID(A1,FIND("~",A1&"~")+1,999) Rick "jhong" wrote in message ... Hi Everyone, Please help me with your expertise. I have this type of data (12345~Sample), that series is a code followed by the code name. Now I want to get only the code after the ~ sign, my problem is the code is not fix, some codes consist of 3 characters only so I cannot just use the simple left(A1,#) formula. Thanks in advance! Jerome |
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Extracting text before ~ sign
Thanks Mike for the reply. I've tried your formula and I am getting
the account name's from my data, is there a way to change this formula so I can get the code only from my file? Many thanks in advance!! On Mar 5, 4:26*pm, Mike H wrote: Maybe =MID(A1,FIND("~",A1)+1,LEN(A1)) Mike "jhong" wrote: Hi Everyone, Please help me with your expertise. I have this type of data (12345~Sample), that series is a code followed by the code name. Now I want to get only the code after the ~ sign, my problem is the code is not fix, some codes consist of 3 characters only so I cannot just use the simple left(A1,#) formula. Thanks in advance! Jerome- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Thanks Mike! You save my day!!!
On Mar 5, 4:30*pm, Mike H wrote: Sorry you wanted the text before the tilde =LEFT(A1,FIND("~",A1)-1 Mike "jhong" wrote: Hi Everyone, Please help me with your expertise. I have this type of data (12345~Sample), that series is a code followed by the code name. Now I want to get only the code after the ~ sign, my problem is the code is not fix, some codes consist of 3 characters only so I cannot just use the simple left(A1,#) formula. Thanks in advance! Jerome- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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