get rid of slashes
 

AARON ED-25Z NEW NATL 1/18/08

How can i get rid of the slashes in this? Is there a formula i can use? I
have a macro that automatically names files and the slashes can't be in the
name.

get rid of slashes
 

Use replace

MyString = "AARON ED-25Z NEW NATL 1/18/08"
MyString = Replace(MyString,"/","_")

"JOSEPH WEBER" wrote:

AARON ED-25Z NEW NATL 1/18/08

How can i get rid of the slashes in this? Is there a formula i can use? I
have a macro that automatically names files and the slashes can't be in the
name.

get rid of slashes
 

1) =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"/","")

2) Edit | Find & Replace : Find ?; Replace by <nothing

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AARON ED-25Z NEW NATL 1/18/08

How can i get rid of the slashes in this? Is there a formula i can use?
I
have a macro that automatically names files and the slashes can't be in
the
name.