Find one character or another and display
 

text string: xxx-23xz-34L or can be xxx-23exv-24R0

using the formula below, how do I put it such that if it finds an R
than it puts R else if L then it puts L.

IF((MID(G6,FIND("R",G6,1),1))="R","R","L")

trying the OR function but getting confused.

and the FIND({"R","L"}.... doesn't seem to work right.

Thanks for your help

Find one character or another and display
 

How about this...

=IF(ISERROR(FIND("R",G6)),"L","R")

Of course, the usage of R and L must be confined to the characters after the last dash (where your example seems to show it has to be). If you can possibly have an R or L in one of the first two groupings of characters, then you will need a different formula.

Rick


"c8tz" wrote in message ...

text string: xxx-23xz-34L or can be xxx-23exv-24R0

using the formula below, how do I put it such that if it finds an R
than it puts R else if L then it puts L.

IF((MID(G6,FIND("R",G6,1),1))="R","R","L")

trying the OR function but getting confused.

and the FIND({"R","L"}.... doesn't seem to work right.

Thanks for your help

Find one character or another and display
 

Try something like:

=if(isnumber(find("R",a1)),"R",if(isnumber(find("L ",a1)),"L","Neither"))

Regards,
Fred

"c8tz" wrote in message
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text string: xxx-23xz-34L or can be xxx-23exv-24R0

using the formula below, how do I put it such that if it finds an R
than it puts R else if L then it puts L.

IF((MID(G6,FIND("R",G6,1),1))="R","R","L")

trying the OR function but getting confused.

and the FIND({"R","L"}.... doesn't seem to work right.

Thanks for your help

Find one character or another and display
 

On Jan 18, 3:54*pm, "Fred Smith" wrote:
Try something like:

=if(isnumber(find("R",a1)),"R",if(isnumber(find("L ",a1)),"L","Neither"))

Regards,
Fred

"c8tz" wrote in message

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text string: xxx-23xz-34L or can be xxx-23exv-24R0

using the formula below, how do I put it such that if it finds an R
than it puts R else if L then it puts L.

IF((MID(G6,FIND("R",G6,1),1))="R","R","L")

trying the OR function but getting confused.

and the FIND({"R","L"}.... doesn't seem to work right.

Thanks for your help- Hide quoted text -

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thanks heaps for both of your help. got what i wanted.