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Hi Folks -

Using Excel 2003, I'm looking for a formula, ultimately to mailmerge from
Word 2003, to extract a name from cells that contain a name and a number.
The names are of variable length as are the numbers. In all cases there is a
space between the name and the number.
Examples a
Anthony 2
Ber 12
Philomena 123.

I've looked at LEFT and RIGHT and TRIM but can't see any way to go left from
the space or right to the space.

Many thanks.
ANTHONY

Try this:

=MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,1)+1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,1))

You could also parse the data using DATA - TEXT TO COLUMNS

"carricka" wrote:

Hi Folks -

Using Excel 2003, I'm looking for a formula, ultimately to mailmerge from
Word 2003, to extract a name from cells that contain a name and a number.
The names are of variable length as are the numbers. In all cases there is a
space between the name and the number.
Examples a
Anthony 2
Ber 12
Philomena 123.

I've looked at LEFT and RIGHT and TRIM but can't see any way to go left from
the space or right to the space.

Many thanks.
ANTHONY

Try

=MID(A5,1,SEARCH(" ",A5))

Where text is in A5

Geoff


"carricka" wrote in message
...
Hi Folks -

Using Excel 2003, I'm looking for a formula, ultimately to mailmerge from
Word 2003, to extract a name from cells that contain a name and a number.
The names are of variable length as are the numbers. In all cases there
is a
space between the name and the number.
Examples a
Anthony 2
Ber 12
Philomena 123.

I've looked at LEFT and RIGHT and TRIM but can't see any way to go left
from
the space or right to the space.

Many thanks.
ANTHONY

Hi Barb,

This gives me the number instead of the name. It's not what I want but is
most useful anyway. Geoff has supplied a formula that gives me the name.
Thanks very much for your time.

ANTHONY

"Barb R." wrote:

Try this:

=MID(A1,SEARCH(" ",A1,1)+1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1,1))

You could also parse the data using DATA - TEXT TO COLUMNS

"carricka" wrote:

Hi Folks -

Using Excel 2003, I'm looking for a formula, ultimately to mailmerge from
Word 2003, to extract a name from cells that contain a name and a number.
The names are of variable length as are the numbers. In all cases there is a
space between the name and the number.
Examples a
Anthony 2
Ber 12
Philomena 123.

I've looked at LEFT and RIGHT and TRIM but can't see any way to go left from
the space or right to the space.

Many thanks.
ANTHONY

Hi Geoff -

Works perfectly, thanks.

ANTHONY

"Geoff Lord" wrote:

Try

=MID(A5,1,SEARCH(" ",A5))

Where text is in A5

Geoff


"carricka" wrote in message
...
Hi Folks -

Using Excel 2003, I'm looking for a formula, ultimately to mailmerge from
Word 2003, to extract a name from cells that contain a name and a number.
The names are of variable length as are the numbers. In all cases there
is a
space between the name and the number.
Examples a
Anthony 2
Ber 12
Philomena 123.

I've looked at LEFT and RIGHT and TRIM but can't see any way to go left
from
the space or right to the space.

Many thanks.
ANTHONY