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  1. What is a good formula to use in order to see numbers that are alike in any order? For example
    457. 885
    886. 275
    573. 547

  2. Below formula working fine but some number have percent sign between the text,i want extract number with percent sign which have % Sign as well.

    =IF(SUM(LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2, {"0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"}, "")))>0, SUMPRODUCT(MID(0&A2, LARGE(INDEX(ISNUMBER(--MID(A2,ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))),1))* ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))),0), ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))))+1,1) * 10^ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2)))/10),"")

  3. hi i have a cell from vendor quotes that i receive. this is how i name the vendor quote.
    Lighting Expression 11-20-19 ($132,833)
    Vendor name - date provided - dollar amount
    i want to extract only the dollar amount which can vary up to 2 million.

  4. How can add the numbers of this following examples, without sorting it fisrt
    CIVUS0.35B
    CIVUS1W
    IA-CIVUS0.13W
    TAVUS0.35SB
    AVSSF2W/B
    AVS3W/B

  5. The article was such Helpful that I got rid of a work that could have required me to dedicate lots of minutes. Thank you all.

  6. Thanks for the formulas (But I had trouble get them working. Here is why)
    In some countries, Sweden among them, the "," character is a decimal delimiter. There for "SEARCH({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A2)" results in an error. So for us we have to use another character in the syntax, ";". So here is what worked for me:
    SEARCH({0;1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9},A2)

    Hope above saves some time for others!

    1. if character is more then 10 and less then 1000 which formula use

  7. =SUM(MID(0&A3,LARGE(ISNUMBER(--MID(A3,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A3)))*ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A3))),1)),ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A3))))+1,1)*10^(ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A3)))-1))

    not getting any result if help if there is any error

  8. This formula does not give the decimal values i.e 5.25, 7.3 and more. Kindly help me out on this.

    Formula ,

    IF(SUM(LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2, {"0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"}, "")))>0, SUMPRODUCT(MID(0&A2, LARGE(INDEX(ISNUMBER(--MID(A2,ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))),1))* ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))),0), ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))))+1,1) * 10^ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2)))/10),"")

    1. =LOOKUP(9.9E+307,--LEFT(MID(A2,MIN(FIND({1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0}, $A2&"1023456789")),999),ROW(INDIRECT("1:999"))))

  9. While this was very very helpful, I am facing a new kind of problem.
    Job Id - #2416387528594195 is getting converted to '2416387528594190, excel is rounding off the last two digits and replacing with 0. Concat with an apostrophe also didn't help. I applied formula: =CONCAT("'",SUMPRODUCT(MID(0&B2,LARGE(INDEX(ISNUMBER(--MID(B2,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(B2))),1))*ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(B2))),0),ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(B2))))+1,1)*10^ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(B2)))/10))

  10. Hey,
    Svetlana Cheusheva
    Thank you so much for the tutorial. It is very nice of you. It was very helpful to me.

  11. This formula is exactly what I was looking for... and it works perfectly. Thank you so much! ;-)
    =IF(SUM(LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2, {"0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"}, "")))>0, SUMPRODUCT(MID(0&A2, LARGE(INDEX(ISNUMBER(--MID(A2,ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))),1))* ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))),0), ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2))))+1,1) * 10^ROW(INDIRECT("$1:$"&LEN(A2)))/10),"")

  12. Not sure how to extract check no’s. From a text string having more that one set of numbers - see example below:

    Brad James Company - Check - 23897 / invoice # 456755 issued Sept 1

    Any suggestions are greatly appreciated - the line above is a sample of the excel items and after the check number shown there a number of invoice numbers in the text string.

    Thanks , Fred

    1. If this is the data :
      My Assumption is that all your data has "/" after the check number.
      First :
      Find the nth place of that "/" in that string using this formula :
      =+FIND("/",D2)
      Brad James Company - Check - 23897 / invoice # 456755 issued Sept 1
      Output = 36
      then,
      use this formula =+MID(D2,C2-7,7)
      here D2 is the input data which you have & C2 refers to the output of find formula i.e)36
      then the output will be "23987".
      Hope this helps! :)

  13. The formula, of middle search doesnt fetch n give decimal place like 18.625

  14. Client Name
    LALITA
    GEETA DEVI NAYAK
    MEHARUN NISHA
    DIPA MANOJ
    PREETI SINGHAL
    meena devi swami
    RAJIYA BEGAM
    SHEHIDE
    TARAWATI
    BHATERI DEVI
    sheela devi
    JANKI DEVI
    SUNITA
    ALKA KANWAR
    JAITUN
    POOJA DEBI
    CHHOTI DEVI
    VIMLA DEVI
    manju devi tak
    MANJU
    MUNNI DEVI
    GEETA DEVI
    TULSI DEVI
    AILARAKHI
    MUMTAJ BIBI
    How to Find MID name if mid name more than 3 Character

    1. =IF((LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ","")))>1,MID(A2,FIND(" ",A2,1)+1,SUM(FIND(" ",A2,FIND(" ",A2,1)+1),(FIND(" ",A2,1)+1)*-1)),"")

  15. Ram mobile no-9925923457. Resides In Noida 119961
    Can You suggest How To find Phn no. From Above Text

    1. According to your para, find the number first, once you get all the numeric, then take the left 10 digits, using the left formula.

  16. This is a great post.
    thank you so much for your effort here. I wish my company wasn't so tight in the pockets so I could get all those add-ins

  17. Hi,
    This is very helpful.
    One thing, the SUBSTITUTE(A2,{"0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"},"") doesn't seem to be working for me. It is not replacing the characters with empty string.
    Data in cell A2: 25R
    Expected: R

  18. I meant, how do I get the last method (extract from anywhere) to preserve leading 0's? Thanks.

  19. This was immensely helpful, thanks. How do I get it to preserve any leading zeroes?

  20. Hey,
    Svetlana Cheusheva
    Please tell me how I can make a live input cell that is
    "Underlying Index: NIFTY 11907.30 As on Jul 03, 2019 10:05:20 IST" in B1 CELL

    to another cell say in C1 11907.30 and time in C2 10:50:20 to another cell.
    or at least I can print C1 that would be also sufficient.

    mainly viewed all the comment but not able to figure the amount

  21. I have a cell with a string of ISBN numbers separated by a bar. I am trying to extract the first number that contains 13 digits and begins with 978.

    0008234159|0008234167|0062678418|0062791451|006279955X|9780008234157|9780008234164|9780062678416|9780062791450|9780062799555
    The above numbers are in one cell. I need the first one that starts with 978 and contains 13 digits. I can easily do a right function with there are only two and the second is the one I need. Many times this doesn't work.

  22. How to separate the text and no. from string like this:
    Where hand power only is used 97.30 166
    Where any mechanically driven machinery is used 121.60 761
    Fish Dehydrating - 24.30 717
    Excl. erection, decoration tents and mosques 12.15 55 167
    Incl. Erection 24.30 168
    Floorcloth Linoleum Mfgrs. 30.15 725
    Flour and Dal Mills 15.10 169

  23. hello cen somebody please write me code for extract last 4 digits (0470) before P in serila number 1908910470P46363902R77391

    1. Hi Aljaž,

      Try this formula, where A2 is the serial number:
      =MID(A2, SEARCH("p",A2) - 4, 4)

      1. Hi Svetlana,
        Thanks for the tip but when you write a formula to my table, it return error.
        Any suggestions?

        1. Ok, I found problem. , needs to be swich for ; and then it works correctly.

  24. In a excel i have to add numbers from 2 different cells, 1st cell to have number before the decimal point and the other cell to have numbers after the decimal point.
    however both cells are linked to sheet 1 from which the cell number changes upon the entry, For example
    First Cell would be on D6 which is 10.25
    Second cell would be on O6 which is 6.77
    but the answer in cell E6 would be 10.77

    Can anyone help me with this please.

  25. hi
    i have 234598 number
    i want per number put on a cell
    234598 2 3 4 5 9 8

  26. I have serial number in a cell like 12345678910 and i want to some this in a different cell so how can i do this?
    plse help me 8127701024 this is my whatsapp number so pls help me

  27. i need to multiply:
    40,000 sq.ft of gross building area @25.00/sq.ft

  28. Hi I need some help!

    I have cells that include an inconsistent title but all include a 6-digit meeting code. is and some of the inconsistent titles have numbers before the 6-digit code. Any thoughts?

    What I have:
    146761 - Trane Extended Leadership Meeting - April 2015
    RFPIGR19 - 161291 - Society of Women Engineers 2019 National Conference - November 2017
    RFPIGR19-161791-IWD Q1-QOR Reviews

    What I need:
    146761
    161291
    161791

  29. DATA
    (A) 10400 OFF WHITE (B) 23100 CAMEL (C) 23100 CAMEL + 10400 WHITE
    NEED OUT PUT
    10400,23100,23100,10400
    Please help me !

  30. Anyone please,
    How can I extract the qty/value which is between texts. (e.g. 260 Individual Removal of Trees,small 303.00 each) I need to extract the number 303 only.) Thanks.

  31. Lb29235John033921058 this is in A1

    need formula for only "33921058"

    need just the last set of numbers but sometimes the count can vary in length so ex...
    last #s in a2 = 3 numbers
    last #s in a3= 5 numbers
    last #s in a4 = 9 numbers and so on

  32. AMANACDEDITA FLOW BACK 18.85G abcde
    RWK MIX DN/LAKA 4DSX12UNX135G

    These are two values in cells which i need value of "G" means number which are together with "G"

    Exa -1 = Input - AMANACDEDITA FLOW BACK 18.85G abcde so output would be - 18.85G because 18.85 is number with "G"

    Exa -2 = Input - RWK MIX DN/LAKA 4DSX12UNX135G so output would be - 135G because 135 is number with "G"

    Please Help.
    thanks

  33. Hello!
    "H004.16K6170" I need to get the number out of text include 0(left and right). for example "004166170"
    How can I do it? please help ;-;

  34. Hi,
    I have a 16 bit binary number in one cell, and have to read only 2 bit data from 5th position.Any excel formula for this?
    For Ex : 0100100001010011 is my bin number
    5th position counting from right is the 6th place(O,1,2,3,4,5)
    So it is 0, taking 2 bits to right is 01
    The answer is 01

  35. I have this column, where ALL is specified in other cells eg H1=270 and H2=9300
    ALL
    ALL
    8412
    319-3234
    8538-8542
    356
    2665

    And i would like to create this:
    A B
    270 9300
    270 9300
    319 3234
    8538 8542
    356 356
    2665 2665

  36. Hellow
    I would like to extract the number right before "days" from following an example. Could you help me?
    60 years, female, white, stage:iia, alive, 588 days
    female, asian, stage:iib, alive, 2759 days
    80 years, female, black or african american, stage:iia, alive, 3364 days

    I need
    588
    2759
    3364
    Thanks,

  37. Very helpful solved the problem.

  38. Hi, I have data like....agjkkhffjkkhfcnkkhfc2445543345fhhffh,
    I need only numbers like 244554334 pls help with formulas.

  39. Hi! I have "update" data in cells, like below (xxxx - string):
    181215 xxxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxx 34xx 3-4xxxx 181216 2xxxx-xx xxxx xx3 xxx, etc. where 181215 and 181216 are dates.
    I'd like to extract the last date (here it is 181216) from the string with functions (not with macro).
    Could you help me with this? Much appreciated! Thanks!

    PS: In the tutorial there's a little error at: =RIGHT(B2, LEN(A2)-B2+1). The working formula is =RIGHT(A2, LEN(A2)-B2+1) like under it.

  40. Thank you so much for this incredibly helpful article. The formulas almostttt work for me, but I am hoping to only retrieve the last 4 characters from a column entry ONLY in the case that the last four characters are NUMERIC, and even if there are numerals/text earlier in the string. My column entries are all different lengths so I am not able to use text to columns, either. Here is an example: If my column entry were to say "Blue Sky 1st Bracket 1999", I would only like to get the "1999" in its own separate column (without the inclusion of the first '1' earlier in the string). If my second column entry were to say "Blue Sky", I would like nothing to appear in the separate column. Thank you so much for your help.

  41. I NEED TO EXTRACT THE FOLLOWING ITEM
    DFG554GHFGHH

  42. How would I extract these numbers without using text to column, pleas, and thank you
    Introduction to IT 4 1
    Critical Thinking and Logic 3 1
    Fundamentals of Information Security 3 1
    Introduction to Geography 3 1
    Business of IT - Applications 4 2
    Integrated Physical Sciences 3 2
    Ethics in Technology 3 2

  43. I Want to Extract number after and before with X in the below descriptions
    example 1. Huhan Series XL38SX4 JP Limielite Product
    example 2. Shower Shampoo SM172SX1 BOX DENIM8 IN PC
    output want
    1. 38X4
    2. 172X1

    I need to extract 38X4 from the above string. I have bulk list of these type of description and the string type is not fixed. please help me to experts to extract these number in excel

  44. I have a lot of cells that looks like this:

    Omp. B. 2111215 013841 - Superbrugsens Lynge - Uggeløse fra sekr 935 52919 935 til sekr 935 52930 935

    And I need to find the number after the B., in this case 2111215. In some cells the number comes after "b" and some times after "B.". Is there any way to do this?

  45. Using the improved formula under the "How to get number from any position in a string" section, if a source string is "USEC-SATL: 100USRITM-SATL: 130", it will return "100130".
    Is there a way to adjust the formula so that it can return a comma separate value (i.e. 100,130)? I want to delimit it and get back the individual values. Thank you.

  46. Hi There,

    Please help me to get extracted the number from a string. There is a string "(CAN_39F Inc. - 35722)" and I want to get only "35722" instead of "3935722". I have used the formula given above but I get all the number written in the string. That formula is very helpful in getting number from strings like "(Meraki Group - 36785)" (extracted number "36785") but fails for strings where number is written middle of the string or start and I want only those number which are written in last after hyphen (-).

    Kindly help me to get this sorted out.

    That would be very helpful.

    1. Rahul:
      If the data is always formatted as shown in your example, the simplest way to extract the digits after the hyphen is:
      =RIGHT(A2,5) where the data is in A2. You can change the number of digits from 5 to another string length.

  47. Hello,

    I have query, I have data in cell like this
    "Owczarek TB 1, 2, Kobayashi T 2, Ramirez R 3, 4, Rong L 1, 2,3,4,5, Puzio-Kuter AM 2,". and I want to be split the data result like
    Owczarek TB 1, 2
    Kobayashi T 2
    Ramirez R 3, 4
    Rong L 1, 2,3,4,5
    Puzio-Kuter AM 2

    Please revert back me with solution.

    Regards,
    Kalyan

  48. HYE FRNDS
    I NEED A HELP
    Input erfsd9958405019e34
    Desired Output 9958405019

    1. Hello, Vishal:
      This formula will produce the desired output: =MID(A2,6,10)
      where the input is in cell A2.
      If you have the same need to extract the middle 10 digits beginning at the 6th digit then you can copy this straight down column A.

  49. HYE FRNDS
    I NEED A HELP
    INPUT LIKE THIS ( 98564, 45845, 45142, 45142)
    I WANT OUTPUT JUST SOME NUMBER LIKE (45845, 45142)

  50. Hello!
    I need to get last 6 numbers from a 10 digit number - 1000002502, but not including "0". Is there any formula with such condition?

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