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Need to keep 18 characters and delete res

  1. 06-11-2014, 02:05 AM #1
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    Red face Need to keep 18 characters and delete res

    Good Morning

    I need help,

    I need to keep 18 & more characters in a excel column and delete any thing less than that

    Example:
    RB-CEM-231-VLV-037 - keep
    RB-CHM - Delete
    RB-CHM-111 - Delete
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    Re: Need to keep 18 characters and delete res

    You have two options formula or VBA code.

    Assuming you have string in A1, then in B1 try this...

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    And if you don't want to populate col. B and want to delete or keep the values in col. A itself, try this code......
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