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jhelliar extract text strings 09-14-2008, 03:20 PM
VBA Noob Maybe VBA Noob 09-14-2008, 04:26 PM
oldchippy Or may be ... 09-14-2008, 05:28 PM
arthurbr Or Data - Text to columns -... 09-15-2008, 05:25 AM
olasa I usually prefer the menu:... 09-15-2008, 05:54 AM
bobhope24 if you want to learn how to... 09-16-2008, 12:19 PM
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    Data - Text to columns - use space as delimiter

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    I usually prefer the menu: Data, Text to columns

    Here are a few options, as building blocks:
    Family name: =LEFT(A1,FIND(":",A1)-1) --> HAWES
    First name: =LEFT(MID(A1,FIND(":",A1)+1,255),FIND(" ",MID(A1,FIND(":",A1)+1,255))-1) --> GEORGE
    Second name: =MID(A1,FIND(" ",A1)+1,255) --> RICHARD

    The formulas work for the sample, but will probably not work for all instances, since names are very inconsistant in their layout. I.e. Mr, Andersson-Smith, ...
    //Ola

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    if you want to learn how to this also yourself in case you want to change the formulas later on I would suggest a good resource to check out here:

    http://www.teachexcel.com/tutorials/...raction_p1.php
    http://www.teachexcel.com/tutorials/...s/formulas.php

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