I''ve been using the same script for years to swap out names that are in reverse to first name + Last name, yet today it is only returning the number portion of the text.
For example
Smith, Jimmy
=LEFT(SEARCH(",", A2)-1)
Returns 5 instead of "Smith"
I've also used find instead of search and it still does it.
Any ideas?
Thanks
G
Try:
=LEFT(A2,SEARCH(",", A2)-1)
Thanks for pointing that out, a bit rusty these days not enough practice!
Last edited by AliGW; 10-08-2020 at 08:41 AM. Reason: PLEASE don't quote unnecessarily!
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