only extract numeric value from alpha numeric cell

Good Morning ...
if I have a cell with alpha numeric value, is there any way to extract only
numeric value out of the cell?
for example:
9 years
22 years
20.5 years
22.17years
22.17 years
can it be just after some formula:
9
22
20.5
22.17
22.17
Any help will be appreciated.
thx

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If your data always ends with "years" or " years", you could just select that
column, then

Edit|replace
what: year
with: (leave blank)
replace all



"Fam via OfficeKB.com" wrote:
>
> Good Morning ...
> if I have a cell with alpha numeric value, is there any way to extract only
> numeric value out of the cell?
> for example:
> 9 years
> 22 years
> 20.5 years
> 22.17years
> 22.17 years
> can it be just after some formula:
> 9
> 22
> 20.5
> 22.17
> 22.17
> Any help will be appreciated.
> thx
>
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> Message posted via OfficeKB.com
> http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...excel/200604/1

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Dave Peterson

Make sure you include the "S"

Edit|replace
what: years <--- changed
with: (leave blank)
replace all

Dave Peterson wrote:
>
> If your data always ends with "years" or " years", you could just select that
> column, then
>
> Edit|replace
> what: year
> with: (leave blank)
> replace all
>
> "Fam via OfficeKB.com" wrote:
> >
> > Good Morning ...
> > if I have a cell with alpha numeric value, is there any way to extract only
> > numeric value out of the cell?
> > for example:
> > 9 years
> > 22 years
> > 20.5 years
> > 22.17years
> > 22.17 years
> > can it be just after some formula:
> > 9
> > 22
> > 20.5
> > 22.17
> > 22.17
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> > thx
> >
> > --
> > Message posted via OfficeKB.com
> > http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...excel/200604/1
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson

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Dave Peterson

For cells like 1.234 years you want to discard the last 6 characters, use:
=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-6)
For cells like 1.234years you want to discard the last 5 characters, use:
=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-5)
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Gary's Student


"Fam via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

> Good Morning ...
> if I have a cell with alpha numeric value, is there any way to extract only
> numeric value out of the cell?
> for example:
> 9 years
> 22 years
> 20.5 years
> 22.17years
> 22.17 years
> can it be just after some formula:
> 9
> 22
> 20.5
> 22.17
> 22.17
> Any help will be appreciated.
> thx
>
> --
> Message posted via OfficeKB.com
> http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...excel/200604/1
>

Thanks, it works great
Fam

Gary''s Student wrote:
>For cells like 1.234 years you want to discard the last 6 characters, use:
>=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-6)
>For cells like 1.234years you want to discard the last 5 characters, use:
>=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-5)
>> Good Morning ...
>> if I have a cell with alpha numeric value, is there any way to extract only
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>> Any help will be appreciated.
>> thx

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Another way.

=--LEFT(F1,FIND(" ",F1))

HTH
Regards,
Howard

"Fam via OfficeKB.com" <u18245@uwe> wrote in message
news:5f5bbbab4e0ec@uwe...
> Good Morning ...
> if I have a cell with alpha numeric value, is there any way to extract
> only
> numeric value out of the cell?
> for example:
> 9 years
> 22 years
> 20.5 years
> 22.17years
> 22.17 years
> can it be just after some formula:
> 9
> 22
> 20.5
> 22.17
> 22.17
> Any help will be appreciated.
> thx
>
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> Message posted via OfficeKB.com
> http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...excel/200604/1