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Splitting text from one cell into several cells is the task all Excel users are dealing with once in a while. Today, we are going to take an in-depth look at how you can break strings into different elements using formulas and the Split Text feature. Continue reading →

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  1. Hi,there!
    I want to separate # following with any number for example #8, #6, then I want to use number 8 or 6 as my value to use if function to print out different result, if 8 , print " 38 mm", if 6 print " 50mm" just a example. Thanks a lot!

    1. Hello!
      I’m sorry but I do not fully understand your goal. If you want to replace the entered value 8 with the text in the same cell, then this is possible only using a VBA macro. You can write either a value or a formula in a cell. If you need to convert # 8 to a number, you can use the formula

      =--SUBSTITUTE(A2,"#","",1)

      or

      =IF(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"#","",1)="8","38mm",IF(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"#","",1)="6","50mm",""))

    2. "I want to separate # following with any number for example #8, #6, then I want to use number 8 or 6 as my value to use if function to print out different result, if 8 , print " 38 mm", if 6 print " 50mm" just a example. Thanks a lot!" It is in the Same Cell, print also at the same Cell.

  2. I have a cell like "1 S Laser Beam, 3 M Pulse Laser, 18 Sansha Debris, 9 M Booster"

    what this means is that the cell has 1 qty of Small Laser Beam, 3 qty of Medium Pulse Lasers and etc.

    How can I parse this so that I can parse these quantities so that I can use them individually? Thanks

    1. Hello!
      You can split your text into cells in any of the ways described above. Use a comma as a separator. You can then extract a number from each cell using a formula. For example:

      =--LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1,1)-1)

      I hope it’ll be helpful.

  3. Hi there,
    How to split this? Can you tell me?
    151 Exc AvenueNey York, NY 10001
    123 Word AptMiami, FL 23456
    I Want city name to be in separate field and presiding address in separate field. Any formula which puts the word starting in CAPITAL after SMALL letter to a different field?

  4. I have a challenge on number search in a cell that is formatted as text. I have a TAB "Systems Software" with column G that have cells with multiple numbers (not necessarily in numeric order) separated by commas (i.e., G4 contains 4,28,9,14,44,23,10,104) in each cell. Each cell may have a single number, or be empty or a string of numbers separate by a commas. I need to find if a given specific number (i.e., 4) is in that string of numbers that are contained in a cell formatted as text. It is number four that I am searching for in that sample, not the four in fourteen or forty four or one hundred four. If I find the search number within the number in the string, I can print an X in the cell that is doing the search. Otherwise, if the number is not found, leave the cell empty. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

    1. Looking for just 4 and not the 4 in 14,24,104 etc?
      Simply search for ",4," Include the commas.
      The only time you need any special check is the first or last numbers in the string.

      Saiph

  5. Hi Team,
    He is a smart guy.
    smart people are everywhere.
    I want to print the word which is right after the word "smart", can some one please help me
    Thanks,
    Anand

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =MID(B1,SEARCH("smart",B1,1)+6,LEN(B1)-(SEARCH("smart",B1,1)+5))

      I hope this will help

  6. For those wondering how to split a chain of characters into more than 3 cells :
    I'm too lazy to translate my formulas. The functions are in french so I'll just translate them here :
    GAUCHE = LEFT
    DROITE= RIGHT
    STXT= MID
    CHERCHE= SEARCH
    NBCAR= LEN

    So, I wrote in A2 (yeah I started from A2 instead of A1) :
    test1;test2;test3;test4;test5;test6
    I want to separate this into 6 cells.
    In B2, I type :
    =GAUCHE(A2;(CHERCHE(";";A2;1)-1))
    This gives me "test1".
    In C2, I type :
    =STXT(A2;NBCAR(B2)+2;CHERCHE(";";A2;(NBCAR(B2)+2)-CHERCHE(";";A2))-1)
    This gives me "test2"
    In D2, I'll write :
    =DROITE(A2;NBCAR(A2)-NBCAR(B2)-NBCAR(C2)-2)
    This gives me "test3;test4;test5;test6"
    From there on, I can reiterate the two other formulas to obtain in E2 : "test3", in F2 : "test4", in G2 : "test5;test6" and so on and so on.

  7. Hi Team - Thanks for this material.. absolutely useful. However I am a bit stuck (think i am being naive as missing something :) ).. From example above, how am i able to split all the string between 2 characters as there are multiple occurrences.
    Above example shows clearly on how to extract between 1st and 2nd occurrence. How about 2nd and 3rd occurrence, 3rd and 4th occurrence etc.. I want this to be in a single formula.
    Example:
    Dress-Blue-S-US-20-Yes
    Expected output:
    Blue (Answer available on top of this post)
    S
    US
    20
    Yes

    1. =TextSplit(TextAfter([SourceCell], "-"), , "-") will parse everything after the first "-" into separate cells in a row below the cell containing this formula, just as you have in your example.

    2. Hello!
      Dividing a long text into separate words using a formula is a very difficult task. If the text contains more than 4 words, then solving the problem using the formula does not make sense. Use the standard Text to Columns tool or the Ablebits Split Text tool, which is described earlier in this article.

      1. Hi - Unfortunately i cannot use the options in Excel as I can only use it via formula due to the fact that the incoming value string is a variable that will be written at runtime & has to be decoded into above requirement during playback/runtime
        Thanks

  8. I am working with power query and my results have jumbled together movie names with release dates, where the release date (format August 7, 2020) is combined with the movie name. the movie names of course are different lengths, and the dates are different lengths depending on the release date. I'm not finding any way to split my data between the movie name and the release date (example: The Broken Hearts GalleryAugust 7, 2020). Can you show me how to do this?

    1. I’ve found one way that adds a small macro (that you don’t need to keep)

      ALT + F11
      Create a module and add the following code:
      Function IS_DATE(rng) As Boolean
      IS_DATE = IsDate(rng)
      End Function

      This will tell you if a date is valid or not (true/false)
      Then we test your movie titles by trying to find the date on the end
      There will always be 4 digits for year, 1 for comma, 1 space, at least one digit for day and then the month. A span of 7 possible lengths. May x – September xx
      Assuming your title/date is in A1.
      In B1 put:
      =IF(is_date(RIGHT(A1,11))=TRUE,11,IF(is_date(RIGHT(A1,12))=TRUE,12,IF(is_date(RIGHT(A1,13))=TRUE,13,IF(is_date(RIGHT(A1,14))=TRUE,14,IF(is_date(RIGHT(A1,15))=TRUE,15,IF(is_date(RIGHT(A1,16))=TRUE,16,IF(is_date(RIGHT(A1,17))=TRUE,17,IF(is_date(RIGHT(A1,18))=TRUE,18,""))))))))

      The formula trys cropping the string at 11 characters long to 18 and tests each one to see if it’s a real date or not. The month is the decider so short spelled or additional characters make this a false date. Only the right length will actually create a valid date and returns the trim length
      The result is the number of characters to cut the string at

      Movie title goes in C1:
      =left(A1,len(A1)-B1)

      Date goes into D1
      =right(A1,B1)

    2. Hello Michael!
      To separate the date from the text, you can use the formula

      =RIGHT(F1,LEN(F1)-FIND("~",SUBSTITUTE(F1," ","~",LEN(F1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(F1," ",""))-2)))

      I hope my advice will help you solve your task.

  9. Hi..
    Plz help me to count the frequency in the following
    1234567 = frequency is 7 than plz help me to find correct formula for count frequency in the following examples
    1.3..67 = 4 and
    7 = 1 and
    ...3...7 = 2

    Plz help

    1. Hello!
      Tell me specifically what exactly you want to calculate. "1234567 = frequency is 7" is not a frequency. Perhaps you want to find the number of digits? Or the number of characters? Or something else?

  10. Hello,
    I'am looking for this function:
    I have a cell like this : XTORM SOLID BLUE MICRO USB CABLE 1MTR
    I want to split this cell (all cells with text) after the 3rd or 4rd space, like this
    XTORM SOLID BLUE
    MICRO USB CABLE
    1MTR
    Those words undernead in 1 cell
    Is this possible?? i hope thanks!!! greetz remco

    1. Hello Remco!
      To divide the text into 3 cells after every third space, use the formulas

      =LEFT(C1,FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",3))-1)

      =MID(C1,FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",3))+1, FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",6)) -FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",3)))

      =IFERROR(MID(C1,FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",6))+1, FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",9))-FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",6))), MID(C1,FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",6))+1, LEN(C1)-FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(C1," ","*",6))))

      I hope this will help

  11. Thank you!

  12. I have output from a Qualtrics survey for "select all that apply" questions. I need to import it into a statistical package for analysis (SPSS). The data now have numeric codes for answer choices, but when imported into the stats package are read as string (alpha) and separated by commas. I am trying to use Exsel to separate these values into columns, but need a different column for each value. Some questions have up to 5 values, but users may have only checked 1, 2 or even 4 or 5 options, and so their values vary.

    Original Data: --> New array, where | | indicates a separate column
    1, 2, 5 becomes | 1 | 2 | | | 5| (i.e. the columns for the values 3 and 4 are left blank)
    2, 3, becomes | | 2 | 3 | | | (i.e. the columns for the values 1, 4 and 5 are left blank)
    4 becomes | | | | 4 | | (i.e. the columns for the values, 1, 2, 3 and 5 are left blank)

    Text to column separates them, but then I have a column with a mixture of answers (e.g. 1, 2, 4 based on example above) yet I need to create a dichotomous variable for answer choice 1, a separate one for 2, etc. Any ideas? Thank you.

    1. Hello Sara!
      If I understand your task correctly, please try the following formula:
      For example, the value of cell A1 is 1,2,5
      Formula in cell B1
      =IFERROR(IF(--FIND("1",A1,1) > 0,1,""),"")
      Formula in cell C1
      =IFERROR(IF(--FIND("2",A1,1) > 0,2,""),"")
      Formula in cell D1
      =IFERROR(IF(--FIND("3",A1,1) > 0,3,""),"")
      Formula in cell E1
      =IFERROR(IF(--FIND("4",A1,1) > 0,4,""),"")
      Formula in cell F1
      =IFERROR(IF(--FIND("5",A1,1) > 0,5,""),"")
      I hope this will help, otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

    2. I don't know if you can do it other than with a formula:

      ______A___ | ____________B______________ ... ____________F______________
      1 | "1,2,5" | =if(iserr(find("1",A1)),"",1) ... =if(iserr(find("5",A1)),"",5)
      2 | ...
      3 | "4" ____| =if(iserr(find("1",A3)),"",1) ... =if(iserr(find("5",A3)),"",5)

  13. Hi

    I would like to take a string of numbers in one cell and separate it by "-". The original data came from a string of columns, which I concat into one cell.
    Orignal data:
    705000 336 10 01 000 0000 35500
    Used Concatenate for the result below
    7050003361001000000035500
    want it to be
    705000-336-10-01-000-0000-335500

    1. Instead of concatenating the number and then splitting it back out ...
      Use a1 & "-" & b1 & "-" & "c1 to concatenate with the -'s already in place.

    2. Hello Shamrock!
      Please try the following formula:
      =SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","-")
      or
      =SUBSTITUTE("705000 336 10 01 000 0000 35500"," ","-")
      Hope you’ll find this information helpful.

  14. Hello Sir,

    I have data '1234 to 56478' and wanted add comma only for values using excel function and data should look like '1,234 to 55,678'
    How do I do this?

    1. Hello Santhosh!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1,1)-4) & ","&MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1,1)-3, LEN(A1) - FIND(" ",A1,1)+1) & ","&RIGHT(A1,3)
      I hope it’ll be helpful.

      1. Thank you Alexander, It is working for the data which I had given as example...But comma needs to added for every thousands for example for data like '1020000 to 4080000' should be coming as '1,020,000 to 4,080,000' which is not coming now....and also I have the data like'0 to 1360000' and '1360000 +' where this formula is not working.
        Can you help me out with this?

        1. I have bunch of excel data which looks like:
          1234 to 56478 (Given formula is working here)
          0 to 2450000
          1090000 to 4080000
          1360000 +
          1234 to 56478

          1. Hello Santhosh!
            Please use the following formula
            =TEXT(LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1,1)-1),"#,##0") & MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1,1), FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1,1)+1) - FIND(" ",A1,1)+1)&TEXT(RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1) - FIND(" ",A1,FIND(" ",A1,1)+1)),"#,##0")
            If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.

  15. Dear madam,

    you explain it in detail but i am unable to get the function =cocatenate(A1,",",B1) using text1 and text 2 for exporting it to autocad. please guide me
    Your sincerly
    Satya prakash tiwari
    New Delhi

    1. Hello!
      Please specify what is the format of the file you're exporting in autocad (.csv/.txt/.exl). Maybe it'll help to conver all the functions into values beforehand. If you describe your task in more detail, I'll try to find a solution for you.

  16. How can I remove http:// from a website string?

  17. Dear Sir,
    what is the formula of pick the number only.
    Ex- Abhijeet Kumar Singh-7678154068 ASDC
    only I have need of contact number
    Thanks

  18. I need a formula for to split:
    1/03/2019 12:31:27 PM
    to make it read
    01/03/2019 in one column and 12:31 PM in another column
    Thank you!

    1. If your data is in A1, in B1 put =INT(A1). Format it as date short. In C1 put =A1-B1 and format it as Time

      Saiph

  19. Need formula for combine two decimal data.
    Example format
    data1 = 0x1000
    data2 = 0x20
    data3 = data1 | data2
    data3 = 0x1020

  20. 2 20/02/20 10:18:11.762 18 225 115 239 35 176 1 0 0 219 0 10 3 143 0 0 23 41 143 62 52 11 197 3 33 217 28 0 4 0 6 101 1 7 14 13 195 2 153 20 23 0 1 14 0 0 5 40 28 12 82 12 215 3 3 255 249 0 0 0 0 205 12 140 36 56 10 246 3 1 0 0 0 0 205 228 71 41 181 12 249 2 252 31 20 0 0 0 255 5 66 24 46 157
    From above string
    I need to get 145th to 149th decimal value. How would i get it.

  21. I have strings of numbers e.g S-N123-AB-FG. I wish to strip the number down to S-N123
    Can anyone assist me please?
    Best Regards
    Ed

  22. I've been using these page as a reference for over a year to help cleanup my website downloads. It has been very helpful. Thanks. QUESTION-

    For the life of me, I can't figure out how to save my own formula and cut and paste it into my excel spreadsheets. Whenever I do, Excel rejects the formula; however, If I hand type it each time, it is fine. If I copy these formulas from your website and paste them into excel and manually change them to suite my needs, it's fine. Just trying to figure out how to make this easier on me. I'd like to set up a macro, but the formulas keep getting rejected unless I manually hand type them each time.... very time consuming. Below are how my formulas should read. Any ideas?

    =LEFT(L2, SEARCH(“]”,L2,1)-1)

    =MID(L2, SEARCH(“]”,L2) + 1, SEARCH(“]”,L2,SEARCH(“]”,L2)+1) - SEARCH(“]”,L2) - 1)

    =RIGHT(L2,LEN(L2) - SEARCH(“]”, L2, SEARCH(“]”, L2) + 1))

  23. I have to split 40k cells data
    In this coloumn of 40 thousand cells, multiple rows contains data that is partially duplicate
    Like
    Fruit orange big
    Fruit orange small
    Fruit orange tiny
    Vegetable tomoto
    Vegetable potato
    Dairy product organic milk
    Dairy product organic cheese
    Dairy product organic cream

    The cell should split once the content of the cell changes

  24. Hello I have been tasked with a project at work.

    I am trying to convert the following
    7' 9 3/16"
    7 9/16"
    7"
    8 3/8"
    8' 2 15/16"
    8' 2 7/16"

    some of these work using this formula:
    LEFT(B34,FIND("'",B34)-1)*12+SUBSTITUTE(MID(B34,FIND("'",B34)+1,LEN(B34)),"""","")

    some of them pop up with a VALUE Error, I presume because the format is wrong some are just inches some are just feet and some are feet and inches. I am trying to find the right formula to help solve this issue. I am sure I will need to add some IFERRORS, or something. I could really use all the help I can get.

    Thanks in advanced!

  25. Hi.... i have the data in B2 like this (CUROFF : OTHAKALMANDAPAM POLLACHI MAIN ROAD,CONTACT DETAILS. : MOB : 6379745419,OFFRES : NO 70 ANJENEYAR COLONY ONDIPUDUR COIMBATORE SOUTH,CONTACT DETAILS. : MOB : 9894144376,CURRES : 48 MANOJ NAGAR KALANGAL ROAD KANNAMPALAYAM,CONTACT DETAILS. : MOB : 6379745419,PERMNENT : 48 MANOJ NAGAR KALANGAL ROAD KANNAMPALAYAM,CONTACT DETAILS. : MOB : 6379745419).... i need to split cell based on "CUROFF:" in c2, "OFFRES :" in D2, "CURRES :" in E2, "PERMNENT :" in G2.... can you please help me on this..... thanx in advance

  26. Please guys I need a very urgent help, I have a data set like
    356897609864
    376554333890
    225657755443
    26H676889378
    ............
    ............
    This numbers are randomly generated using RANDBETWEEN formula.
    I want to break it into 6 up and 6 down in the same cell

  27. I Have data in a cell in this shape
    32202-6536360-9
    I need out put in other cells as one character in each cell
    3
    2
    2
    0
    2
    -
    6
    5
    3
    6
    3
    6
    0
    -
    9
    Is there any solution.

  28. Faculty 9-Over-9 Program: Ahn, Charles H; (45212); GR100000 Payroll
    -I am trying to separate the "Ahn, charles H" and input it into a different cell.

    Thank you in advance for your help!!

  29. A0b1C2D3E4F5G6H7I8J9K
    ff5ff5s6s4sfd5
    sfdfd4465ss4ss5
    How to separate Numbers and alphabets

  30. Hello,
    I need to extract and put in different columns just the PO# (PO+digits) of the below array of strings. Sometimes it is separated by a "," or a " ". And the number of digit of a PO can Vary.
    PurchOrd-PO7825,PurchOrd-PO8037,PurchOrd-PO8095 PurchOrd-PO7920,PurchOrd-PO8025 PurchOrd-PO7616,PurchOrd-PO7786,PurchOrd-PO7797.1,PurchOrd-PO7843,PurchOrd-PO7986

    Result expected : PO7825 | PO8037|...| PO7797.1

    You would be such a hero if you could help me on this :)

    Thank you very much in advance (with or without answer!)

  31. DATA 1
    "Interscience Sdn Bhd
    2, Jalan Sg. Kayu Ara 32/38
    Berjaya Industrial Park
    40460SHAH ALAM
    SELANGOR"

    =RIGHT(G2,LEN(G2)-SEARCH(CHAR(10), G2, SEARCH(CHAR(10), G2,SEARCH(CHAR(10), G2,SEARCH(CHAR(10), G2)+1)+1) + 1))

    output: Selangor

  32. Hi,
    I want to split the below text:
    INSP INSPIRIT ENERGY HOLDINGS PLC ORD 0.001P
    To be:
    First column: INSP
    Second Column: INSPIRIT ENERGY HOLDINGS PLC ORD 0.001P

    briefly, i want to split the text after the first space and the rest of the text to be added in the next column.

    Thanks

  33. How do you use the Albeits split function when your data is in separate lines (i.e. char(10) is the "demlimeter"? I have to split addresses and some may or may not have multiple lines of address.
    Examples:
    123 Main St
    Bldg 5
    Apt 19

    123 Main St
    Apt 10

    123 Main St.

    I was using the formulas at first but they only worked if all 3 lines existed.

    Thanks, Laurie

  34. If we have one cell that can say something like "24 hours, 72 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks" (there can be many different possibilities in this cell), is there a way to display results in multiple cells of that same row, but instead of just displaying the words "24 hours", "1 week", etc, we need it to instead display an actual date in those multiple cells, each cell calculating the actual date based on another cell ("Start Date" field which is a date field), so one cell would display the date that is 24 hours after the Start Date, the next cell would display the date that is 72 hours after the Start Date, the next cell would display the date that is 1 week after the Start Date, and so forth and so on. I'm thinking this can either be calculated out before or after doing the text-to-columns thing? Ideally calculated out DURING the text-to-columns thing so it is done in one fell swoop. Does this make sense?

  35. Please need your kind guidance to split this text into proper column.

    A Thomas Hall III Hall Enterprises, Inc. 29075 Palos Verdes Dr E Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-6405
    A. Carol Brooks, CPL Independent 2504 Glenwood Cir Edmond, OK 73034-6487
    A. Ray Davis, CPL Davis Land & Minerals, Inc. PO Box 79188 Houston, TX 77279-9188
    A. Earl Irby Jr. Independent PO Box 428 Round Rock, TX 78680-0428
    A. Frank Klam, CPL Independent 8309 Cedarbrake Dr Houston, TX 77055-4823
    A. E. Martin CPL Retired PO Box 580 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0580
    A. Byron Pugh III, CPL Professional Energy Services, Inc. PO Box 820387 Houston, TX 77282-0387
    A. Dale Anderson, CPL/ESA Anderson & Associates Inc. PO Box 701 Mount Vernon, IL 62864-0015
    A. John Davis Holland & Hart LLP 222 S Main St Ste 2200 Salt Lake City, UT 84101-2194
    A. Scott Fairbanks Summit Systems Consulting 241 N 4th St Unit 472 Grand Junction, CO 81502-5819

  36. Hi, I created 4 additional columns to simplify the formula.
    By locating unique idenifiers (spaces and the US MALE or US FEMALE) you then know the relative positions of the other data and can chop it out with ease.
    Unless other text appears the FINDS are looking for a single Space.

    Data is in A3
    In B3: =FIND(" ",A3)

    In C3: =FIND(" ",A3,B1+1)

    In D3: =FIND(" ",A3,C1+1)

    In E3: =IFERROR(FIND("US FEMALE ",A3)-11,FIND("US MALE ",A3)-11)

    in F3 will be first name :=LEFT(A3,B3)

    in G3 will be surname : =TRIM(MID(A3,B3,C3-B3))

    in H3 will be email : =MID(A3,C3,D3-C3)

    in I3 will be Address: =MID(A3,D3,E3-D3)

  37. Hi,
    I have a text file containing name, emails, address and many more its all 42 columns and doesn't have any headers and delimiters. I want the data in order as first name and last name in column and address in one column. I need a solution how to grab one records address data in one column as you see sample data that address is separated with spaces can you get me a solution . Here is the sample of my data.

    4391 Grig Mcdaniil mail@hotmailcom 3619 N. Tiffany Drivi Beavercreek NY 75637 5046851665 US MALE 09/30/1959 178 182 AB+ Grig Mcdaniil Frank Blacker ATHENS IL 61516 US N.A NO YES NO NO N.A FR-DLI09-i3089 09/30/1959 $200.00 Grig Mcdaniil Pamela Toloza BaX_OlaCm-2441 09/30/1959 MALE Other VALIUM37.5 MG 90 $2.85 $171.00$20.00 $191.00

    4392 Harold Davis mail@infinet 488 Wrins Nist Ct bay city FL 54311 5260805557 US MALE 10/17/1952 173 182 AB+ Harold Davis Owen K Ritter DENVERCA N.A US 9002005495 YES NO YES NO NO Yt_i7-Un-10375 10/17/1952 $250.00 Harold Davis Heidi Schultz BaX_OlacM-52110/17/1952 MALE Gas PHENTERMINE 37.5 MG 90 $1.90 $505.00$20.00 $525.00

    1. Apologies. Failed to Reply, but posted the answer as a new question.(77)

  38. Dear folks,
    In many text files, I have a series 80 digits (0-9) in a row and multiple rows. I need to count the occurrences of each digit row-wise and column-wise. This can be done if I can split each digit into one column when I import from the text file. I can do this by painfully marking the delimit by Width for each character for 80 characters when I do the import. Is there any way to save this delimit method and use that method to import a file as I open each text file?
    Thanks in advance to all of you,
    Joe.

    1. Hi Joe,
      From what I can see, there doesn't seem to be a 'save delimiter' function.
      There are definitely options though. For multiple text files a macro may be the easiest option.
      Create an excel enabled macro workbook and put the macro in it. Save it.
      Open the text file with NO formatting so you have x many rows with 80 characters all in column A
      Run the macro.
      Sub Convert80()
      '
      ' CONVERT BLOCK OF 80 CHARACTERS TO 80 COLUMNS
      '

      Columns("A:A").Select
      Selection.TextToColumns Destination:=Range("A1"), DataType:=xlFixedWidth, _
      FieldInfo:=Array(Array(0, 1), Array(1, 1), Array(2, 1), Array(3, 1), Array(4, 1), Array _
      (5, 1), Array(6, 1), Array(7, 1), Array(8, 1), Array(9, 1), Array(10, 1), Array(11, 1), Array _
      (12, 1), Array(13, 1), Array(14, 1), Array(15, 1), Array(16, 1), Array(17, 1), Array(18, 1), _
      Array(19, 1), Array(20, 1), Array(21, 1), Array(22, 1), Array(23, 1), Array(24, 1), Array( _
      25, 1), Array(26, 1), Array(27, 1), Array(28, 1), Array(29, 1), Array(30, 1), Array(31, 1), _
      Array(32, 1), Array(33, 1), Array(34, 1), Array(35, 1), Array(36, 1), Array(37, 1), Array( _
      38, 1), Array(39, 1), Array(40, 1), Array(41, 1), Array(42, 1), Array(43, 1), Array(44, 1), _
      Array(45, 1), Array(46, 1), Array(47, 1), Array(48, 1), Array(49, 1), Array(50, 1), Array( _
      51, 1), Array(52, 1), Array(53, 1), Array(54, 1), Array(55, 1), Array(56, 1), Array(57, 1), _
      Array(58, 1), Array(59, 1), Array(60, 1), Array(61, 1), Array(62, 1), Array(63, 1), Array( _
      64, 1), Array(65, 1), Array(66, 1), Array(67, 1), Array(68, 1), Array(69, 1), Array(70, 1), _
      Array(71, 1), Array(72, 1), Array(73, 1), Array(74, 1), Array(75, 1), Array(76, 1), Array( _
      77, 1), Array(78, 1), Array(79, 1), Array(80, 1)), TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
      Range("A1").Select
      End Sub

  39. I'm trying to get the text after the third "/" in a list of class names in the form:
    MIL/MZ/AD/INT-B1-BLUE-29-10-19-Tue-W-F-10:00-13:00
    With the formula below from the top of your thread I can get rid of MIL/MZ/ but I still need to get rid of AD/
    =RIGHT(F2,LEN(F2) - SEARCH("/", F2, SEARCH("/", F2) + 1))
    is giving me
    AD/INT-B1-RED-23-09-19-M-W-Th-18:30-21:30
    I tried playing and came up with:
    =RIGHT(F2,LEN(F2) - SEARCH("/", F2, SEARCH("/", F2, SEARCH("/", F2) + 1)))
    Which gives the same result as:
    =RIGHT(F2,LEN(F2) - SEARCH("/", F2, SEARCH("/", F2) + 1))
    I really don't understand the syntax so I've reached an impasse. If you are able to help I'd be grateful.
    Thanks in anticipation.

    1. You have the answer, just need to do another RIGHT command to get the characters to the right of the remaining '/' symbol.
      =RIGHT(RIGHT(B2,LEN(B2)-(SEARCH("/",B2,SEARCH("/",B2)+1))),LEN(RIGHT(B2,LEN(B2)-(SEARCH("/",B2,SEARCH("/",B2)+1))))-SEARCH("/",RIGHT(B2,LEN(B2)-(SEARCH("/",B2,SEARCH("/",B2)+1)))))

  40. Hi guys, I have a situation here as i need to split this one sentence into different columns IN EXCEL using a formula, as all words having spaces of different types.

    RDH10265/2 12,00 PC OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER/SFP+ SM 10.3Gb/s 1.4
    Thanks

    1. Use Find & Replace and replace 2 spaces with 1 space over the whole column. Run it multiple times till no changes occur. Now you can run formula and split out columns on single spaces.

  41. how will u split the below sting where there is only enter key
    1 Unit Fodder Grass Bijankur-BB2 50 gm Rs. 335
    1 Unit Fodder Grass Alamdar 51 1 kg Rs. 675
    1 Unit Fodder Grass Bijankur-BB2 50 gm Rs. 335
    1 Unit Fodder Grass Alamdar 51 1 kg Rs. 675

    1. Depending on where you want to break the text you can use LEFT, RIGHT and MID string.
      =LEFT(A1,FIND("Rs.",A1)-1) to trim off the price
      =NUMBERVALUE(RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND("Rs.",A1)-3)) to get the price

  42. I have data in a column of cells similar to the following:
    A, B, C
    A
    B, C
    A, C
    B
    So now I want to filter the column by the data. However when I do this< my choices would be:
    A, B, C
    A
    A, C
    B
    B, C
    Where I really just want to filter by:
    A
    B
    C
    Should I separate the data by a different character to get this? Or is this something I need to dig further into to do in VB? Currently the data is entered into the cell using a drop down box, & then have some VB coded to have multi, non-repetitive selections that are separated by a comma. Thanks.

    1. Another character or assigning a value seems the easiest. Like Binary. A=1 B=2 C=4.
      Then a custom filter = selecting A will show all 1,3,5 and 7
      Selecting B will show 2,3 and 6
      Selecting C will show 4,5 and 6

  43. How about
    71200 Online Order Fees $376.12

    to 3 columns.

    Account Description Amount (with no dollar$)

    1. in A1 : 71200 Online Order Fees $376.12
      in B1 : =LEFT(A1,FIND(" ",A1)-1)
      in C1 : =MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,FIND("$",A1)-FIND(" ",A1)-2)
      in D1 : =NUMBERVALUE(RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND("$",A1)))
      This is assuming no one puts a $ in the text...

  44. Source is like this...
    P. Umesh, 123 ramesh, 34 p. M. Kavya, 10,55
    Out put
    P. Umesh 123
    Ramesh 34
    P.m.kavya 10
    P. M. Kavya 55

    Could plz me this problem...

  45. Hi,
    I have a question need for it answer by formulas to split according to dash all the contents of cell into separator in many cells beside each other as following example:
    What I have in Cell A1:
    Orange com - Emad Farag - Telephone bill - Month April 2019 - paid from cash
    What I need in Cells C1, D1, E1, F1, G1
    C1 D1 E1 F1 G1
    Orange com Emad Farag Telephone bill Month April 2019 paid from cash

    Thanks

    1. Hi Emid, Is your problem solved or I can help you in solving the problem.

  46. In an XL spread sheet - column "?" I'd like to split rows #25, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30 BUT not add an additional column. These rows are situated partway down an XL spreadsheet and I cannot distrurb any columns or rows around this particular block.
    Can this be accomplished?
    E.g. - in each of the the cells:
    Data 21
    Data 22
    Data 23 As per above, I'd like to keep the column and cells as is but have them "split" between "Data and the number value.

    Appreciate any help you may have~!

  47. Hi,
    Please advise a formula for the below sample data
    "Apple 8Ap #556-1337 Ali Avenue
    Galaxy S823433 Eet, Av.
    Google Pixel 2P.O. Box e446,Justo Av"
    In the above lines i want to split Device and Address in two different cells using formulae.
    For Eg: In Column 'A' we have "Apple 8Ap #556-1337 Ali Avenue", then using a formula i require
    Device should be extracted in column B as "Apple 8"
    Similarly, Address should be extracted in Column C "Ap #556-1337 Ali Avenue"

    Note: I have 1000 different devices, where i should not entry any data manually.
    Kindly help me with this.

  48. Hi,
    I have a huge data file in this text format:

    "0009_000006-1","Camera Equipment"
    "2/1/2018","2/28/2018","$39.83",""
    "3/1/2018","3/31/2018","$39.83",""
    "4/1/2018","4/30/2018","$39.83",""
    "5/1/2018","5/31/2018","$39.83",""
    "6/1/2018","6/30/2018","$39.83",""
    "7/1/2018","7/31/2018","$39.83",""
    "8/1/2018","8/31/2018","$39.83",""
    "9/1/2018","9/30/2018","$39.83",""
    "10/1/2018","10/31/2018","$39.83",""
    "11/1/2018","11/30/2018","$39.88",""
    "--------------------"
    "Total for","2018",":","$398.35",""
    "===================="
    "--------------------"
    "Totals for Asset:","0009_000006-1"
    "Projection Grand Total:","$398.35"
    "Pre-","Projection Grand Total:","$0.00"
    "===================="
    "0009_000025-1","34801 HP Elitebook 840G1"
    "2/1/2018","2/28/2018","$42.10",""
    "3/1/2018","3/31/2018","$42.10",""
    "4/1/2018","4/30/2018","$42.10",""
    "5/1/2018","5/31/2018","$42.10",""
    "6/1/2018","6/30/2018","$42.10",""
    "--------------------"
    "Total for","2018",":","$210.50",""
    "===================="
    How can I convert this huge data file to excel format so I can create pivot table:
    Asset ID Asset Class Begin Date End Date Amount
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 2/1/2018 2/28/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 3/1/2018 3/31/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 4/1/2018 4/30/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 5/1/2018 5/31/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 6/1/2018 6/30/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 7/1/2018 7/31/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 8/1/2018 8/31/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 9/1/2018 9/30/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 10/1/2018 10/31/2018 $39.83
    0009_000006-1 Camera Equipment 11/1/2018 11/30/2018 $39.88
    0009_000025-1 34801 HP Elitebook 840G1 2/1/2018 2/28/2018 $42.10
    0009_000025-1 34801 HP Elitebook 840G1 3/1/2018 3/31/2018 $42.10
    0009_000025-1 34801 HP Elitebook 840G1 4/1/2018 4/30/2018 $42.10
    0009_000025-1 34801 HP Elitebook 840G1 5/1/2018 5/31/2018 $42.10
    0009_000025-1 34801 HP Elitebook 840G1 6/1/2018 6/30/2018 $42.10
    It would help me a deal if you can assist. Thank you!

    1. Hi Lynn, is your problem solved or I can help you?

  49. Hi there,
    I want to split a text in one cell into different columns but can the text be rearranged in a specific order?
    Cell A1 = Yellow/Magenta
    Cell A2 - Magenta/Yellow
    I would like Cell B1 = Yellow, C1 = Magenta, Cell B2 = Yellow and Cell C2 = Magenta

    Is there a formula that can do this?

    Thank you

    1. Use a column specific formula
      Assuming Data is in A1,A2 etc
      In B1
      =IFERROR(IF(FIND("Yellow",$A1)>0,"Yellow",""),"")
      In C1
      =IFERROR(IF(FIND("Magenta",$A1)>0,"Magenta",""),"")
      In D1
      =IFERROR(IF(FIND("next color",$A1)>0,"next color",""),"")
      The iferror stops the formula failing and puts a blank if the color is not found. If it is found anywhere in the string then it will show.
      The only problem you might have is putting in a "Light Yellow" as this will also flag as Yellow

  50. Hi there,
    I want to split text from a specific word. Would you please anyone share the formula.
    The raw date are given below.
    CLS1103 EIDF19 DUSTY BLUE
    CLSMK09 EIDF19 60E MIDNIGH
    What I want split from Eidf19. So cls1103 eidf19 is 1st column and 2nd column is dusty blue

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