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The above function will not pull "each single character" from a string.
I have text strings up to 27 characters.
I want to pull "each character" into a separate column.

Is there a function to do this without a macro?

My purpose is to delete some characters and use
Data Filter on each remaining character.

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MID
=MID(A1,startnum,numcharacters)
So, if you want the 15th character and 15th character only...
=MID(A1,15,1)

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The above function will not pull "each single character" from a string.
I have text strings up to 27 characters.
I want to pull "each character" into a separate column.

Is there a function to do this without a macro?

My purpose is to delete some characters and use
Data Filter on each remaining character.

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Default Excel Left/Right function

Try Data - Text to columns, fixed width of one character. HTH Otto
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The above function will not pull "each single character" from a string.
I have text strings up to 27 characters.
I want to pull "each character" into a separate column.

Is there a function to do this without a macro?

My purpose is to delete some characters and use
Data Filter on each remaining character.


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You learn something new everyday, Text to Columns i'll have to remember that
one, i wonder how Ejay got on...

Peter

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Try Data - Text to columns, fixed width of one character. HTH Otto
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The above function will not pull "each single character" from a string.
I have text strings up to 27 characters.
I want to pull "each character" into a separate column.

Is there a function to do this without a macro?

My purpose is to delete some characters and use
Data Filter on each remaining character.




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