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how to selectively delete digits in a number?
I have a long list of numbers that I need to change. the original number is: 1961-04-10-2691 I need it to be: 610410-2691 in other words, I need the first two numbers to go away and the first two minus signs (-) to go away. can anyone help me? |
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how to selectively delete digits in a number?
=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A2,3,99),"-","",1),"-","",1)
-- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "spreadsheet monkey" wrote in message ... I have a long list of numbers that I need to change. the original number is: 1961-04-10-2691 I need it to be: 610410-2691 in other words, I need the first two numbers to go away and the first two minus signs (-) to go away. can anyone help me? |
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how to selectively delete digits in a number?
I tried this one, but it didnt work. this may be because I use excel 2003. I
have had problems with this before. sometimes it helps to substitute the (,) with (;). although it didnt this time. I tried the other response, which worked, so then I forgot about this one. in other words, it might work, I just dont know how! "Bob Phillips" wrote: =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A2,3,99),"-","",1),"-","",1) -- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "spreadsheet monkey" wrote in message ... I have a long list of numbers that I need to change. the original number is: 1961-04-10-2691 I need it to be: 610410-2691 in other words, I need the first two numbers to go away and the first two minus signs (-) to go away. can anyone help me? |
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how to selectively delete digits in a number?
FYI: Bob's formula worked OK for me with Excel 2003.
"spreadsheet monkey" wrote: I tried this one, but it didnt work. this may be because I use excel 2003. I have had problems with this before. sometimes it helps to substitute the (,) with (;). although it didnt this time. I tried the other response, which worked, so then I forgot about this one. in other words, it might work, I just dont know how! "Bob Phillips" wrote: =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A2,3,99),"-","",1),"-","",1) -- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "spreadsheet monkey" wrote in message ... I have a long list of numbers that I need to change. the original number is: 1961-04-10-2691 I need it to be: 610410-2691 in other words, I need the first two numbers to go away and the first two minus signs (-) to go away. can anyone help me? |
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how to selectively delete digits in a number?
I use 2003 too.
-- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "spreadsheet monkey" wrote in message ... I tried this one, but it didnt work. this may be because I use excel 2003. I have had problems with this before. sometimes it helps to substitute the (,) with (;). although it didnt this time. I tried the other response, which worked, so then I forgot about this one. in other words, it might work, I just dont know how! "Bob Phillips" wrote: =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A2,3,99),"-","",1),"-","",1) -- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "spreadsheet monkey" wrote in message ... I have a long list of numbers that I need to change. the original number is: 1961-04-10-2691 I need it to be: 610410-2691 in other words, I need the first two numbers to go away and the first two minus signs (-) to go away. can anyone help me? |
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how to selectively delete digits in a number?
=MID(A2,3,2)&MID(A2,6,2)&RIGHT(A2,7)
"spreadsheet monkey" wrote: I have a long list of numbers that I need to change. the original number is: 1961-04-10-2691 I need it to be: 610410-2691 in other words, I need the first two numbers to go away and the first two minus signs (-) to go away. can anyone help me? |
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