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    extract a fixed number

    Hi all,

    From a list of numbers; I want output like shown in Ans column till 5 digits.

    A1) Numbers B1) Ans
    A2) 123456789 B2) 123456789
    A3) 1234567 B3) 1234567
    A4) 123 B4)
    A5) 12345 B5) 12345

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    Vikas
    Last edited by kisanvikas2015; 05-06-2015 at 01:28 AM.

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    Re: extract a fixed number

    Assunming that the data starts in A1 and contains A2) 123456789, try this:
    =MID(A1,FIND(")",A1)+1,255)+0
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    Re: extract a fixed number

    Hi Vikas

    Try using
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    Re: extract a fixed number

    Both ashishmehra and I have made very different interpretations of what you want. It would have been easier if it was clearer what was in what columns!!

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