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    Pull word or words after sign /

    I have following on A1 and A2

    Clothes/Ladies Clothes/LADIES TOPS/QING MEIZI
    Clothes/Ladies Clothes/LADIES TOPS/REGGEA

    Want result

    QING MEIZI
    REGGEA

    Formula on B1 to drag down

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    Re: Pull word or words after sign /

    Try this in B1 and copy down to B2
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    Edit If the character position of the last "/" might be greater than 50 change ROW($1:$50) to something larger like ROW($1:$70)
    Last edited by FlameRetired; 11-08-2015 at 01:08 AM.
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    Re: Pull word or words after sign /

    Another way would be simpler.
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    Re: Pull word or words after sign /

    Dave,
    what about this:
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    where I don't need to remember to change fixed values.
    Last edited by sandy666; 11-08-2015 at 04:49 AM. Reason: forgot about TRIM()

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    Re: Pull word or words after sign /

    Eventually Ctrl+H
    Replace what : */
    With : (leave blank)
    Replace All
    Done

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    Re: Pull word or words after sign /

    @ sandy666
    [QUOTE]where I don't need to remember to change fixed values.
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    Good point. Using arbitrarily large numbers has become a habit. Sometimes there's something better. Thanks for the backup.

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    Re: Pull word or words after sign /

    Double posted.

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    Re: Pull word or words after sign /

    Many thanks, Dave

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    Re: Pull word or words after sign /

    Thanks all , Pepe I did not know wild cards working with CTRL + H

    That was new for me

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