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    Extracting text and numbers

    Hi,

    I have a cell from a database which doesn’t split out the text and numbers into separate columns so I would like to do this manually.

    I have the following codes to split certain elements out:

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    (CSE Formula)

    The Problem I have is that it doesn’t deal with the fact it’s a negative number, is there a workaround?
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    Re: Extracting text and numbers

    Hi,

    With sample data this seems to work,

    Extract number first with below formula in E16

    =LOOKUP(9.9999999E+307,--RIGHT(B15,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(B15)))))

    Than text with below formula
    =TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(B15,E16,""))

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    Re: Extracting text and numbers

    Using your posted workbook,
    this regular formula returns the number from the end of the text
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    Is that something you can work with?
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    Re: Extracting text and numbers

    Another Try but not clever solution

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    Re: Extracting text and numbers

    Or this

    =LOOKUP(25^25,--RIGHT(B15,ROW(A$1:A$1000)-1))
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    Re: Extracting text and numbers

    Thanks all - all codes supplied worked!

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    Re: Extracting text and numbers

    You're welcome and thank you for the feedback!

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