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I have a list of over a hundred tv channels that shows for each
channel a text description followed by a channel number. How can I
extract the channel number and place it in the adjoining cell for
every listing? Is this possible?
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DataText to Columns?

See help on RIGHT function?

Post a few examples?


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I have a list of over a hundred tv channels that shows for each
channel a text description followed by a channel number. How can I
extract the channel number and place it in the adjoining cell for
every listing? Is this possible?

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On Nov 21, 5:02*pm, Gord Dibben wrote:
DataText to Columns?

See help on RIGHT function?

Post a few examples?

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I have a list of over a hundred tv channels that shows for each
channel a text description followed by a channel number. How can I
extract the channel number and place it in the adjoining cell for
every listing? Is this possible?

correct for word wrap

'=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH("@",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","@",LEN(A1)-
LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","")))))
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