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MID and FIND Function for Numbers
Hello,
I have a list of about 300 names that I want to shorten. I want to use a combination of the mid and find function, but I don't know what wildcard to use for numbers. What formula can I use for the original text below to get the result that I want? Hope you guys can help, I can't find any solution at all! Original Text Result ROCK SPIKE 9 LAND&SEA ROCK SPIKE BOOT COMFORT NON-ZIP 12 LAND&SEA BOOT COMFORT NON-ZIP BOOT BEACH ZIP NEO 9 LAND&SEA BOOT BEACH ZIP NEO |
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MID and FIND Function for Numbers
Give this a try...
=TRIM(LEFT(A1,MIN(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A1&"0 123456789"))-1)) Rick "alxcl" wrote in message ... Hello, I have a list of about 300 names that I want to shorten. I want to use a combination of the mid and find function, but I don't know what wildcard to use for numbers. What formula can I use for the original text below to get the result that I want? Hope you guys can help, I can't find any solution at all! Original Text Result ROCK SPIKE 9 LAND&SEA ROCK SPIKE BOOT COMFORT NON-ZIP 12 LAND&SEA BOOT COMFORT NON-ZIP BOOT BEACH ZIP NEO 9 LAND&SEA BOOT BEACH ZIP NEO |
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MID and FIND Function for Numbers
I love this formula, I can apply it to sooo many things...now what to do with
all the time I'll save mmmm..... Great question - great answer, thanks both. "Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)" wrote: Give this a try... =TRIM(LEFT(A1,MIN(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A1&"0 123456789"))-1)) Rick "alxcl" wrote in message ... Hello, I have a list of about 300 names that I want to shorten. I want to use a combination of the mid and find function, but I don't know what wildcard to use for numbers. What formula can I use for the original text below to get the result that I want? Hope you guys can help, I can't find any solution at all! Original Text Result ROCK SPIKE 9 LAND&SEA ROCK SPIKE BOOT COMFORT NON-ZIP 12 LAND&SEA BOOT COMFORT NON-ZIP BOOT BEACH ZIP NEO 9 LAND&SEA BOOT BEACH ZIP NEO |
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