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Parsing Last Character in variable length text field
I need to pull the last character from the data in a text field. Problem is,
the data is not all the same length. Sample data: BBD2 BPN10499B BPN6499 What I need to do is parse out the last character so i can check to see if it is a B and filter only those records. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated!! Thanks |
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Parsing Last Character in variable length text field
Use the RIGHT function...
=IF(RIGHT(A2,1)="B","Last character is a B","No, it is not a B") Rick "Traci" wrote in message ... I need to pull the last character from the data in a text field. Problem is, the data is not all the same length. Sample data: BBD2 BPN10499B BPN6499 What I need to do is parse out the last character so i can check to see if it is a B and filter only those records. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated!! Thanks |
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Parsing Last Character in variable length text field
I believe you'll want to use the RIGHT function.
e.g., =RIGHT(A1,1) will return the rightmost letter of A1. -- Best Regards, Luke Moraga "Traci" wrote: I need to pull the last character from the data in a text field. Problem is, the data is not all the same length. Sample data: BBD2 BPN10499B BPN6499 What I need to do is parse out the last character so i can check to see if it is a B and filter only those records. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated!! Thanks |
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Parsing Last Character in variable length text field
Make a new column next to the the one with your data and try this forumla
=RIGHT(A2,1) This will give you the last character. You can then just copy the formula down. (In the example I assume your data starts in A2, yours may vary so just change the formula to match your data start cell.) "Traci" wrote: I need to pull the last character from the data in a text field. Problem is, the data is not all the same length. Sample data: BBD2 BPN10499B BPN6499 What I need to do is parse out the last character so i can check to see if it is a B and filter only those records. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated!! Thanks |
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