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Kevin G
 
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Default LEFT / RIGHT functions

I have a column of Mexican city and state names in column A. The Mexican
state names are of a variable length. What I would like to do is have a
left() or right() function strip off the state name. The problem I have is
that I can't do a generic number to pull of the state names because they vary
in length. Is there any way to do a dynamic length statement? One thing I
thought of but I'm not sure if it would work is a comma seperates the state
and city. I was trying to think of a way to use that comma as the key to
strip off after that.

Hopefully I was able to make a little bit of sense. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Kevin
 
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