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  1. 11-13-2015, 02:20 AM #1
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    Formula to extract strings

    Hello,

    Please help me to extract strings from hyphen separated text. spreadsheet attached.

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    Re: Formula to extract strings

    In B2 Cell


    =IFERROR(MID(A2,FIND("-",A2,FIND("-",A2)+1)+1,FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(A2,"-","^",LEN(A2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A2,"-",""))))-FIND("-",A2,FIND("-",A2)+1)-1),"-")


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    Re: Formula to extract strings

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    Re: Formula to extract strings

    Or this....

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    Re: Formula to extract strings

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    Re: Formula to extract strings

    Cell B2:

    =SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A2,SEARCH("-",A2,SEARCH("-",A2)+1)+1,255),"-",REPT(" ",10)),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A2,SEARCH("-",A2,SEARCH("-",A2)+1)+1,255),"-",REPT(" ",10)))-10))," ","-")
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    Re: Formula to extract strings

    Another way
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    Re: Formula to extract strings

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