Column clean up - Eliminating prefixes

[foxy_420]

Hey guys,

I have a column that contains numerical information (the fields are "general"). Some of the numerical fields have either ">, >=, <, <=" before the number. However, based on the data filtering I am doing, these prefixes affect the search.

How would I go about removing these prefixes? or somehow still manage to count the data with the prefixes?

Example of the filter code I have:

   
    With ws1
       .Activate
       DataDate = Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIfs(Range("Q:Q"), ">60", Range("R:R"), ">=" & Date12Months)
    End With

[foxy_420]

I hope I was clear when I explained this.

Is there a method to remove "prefixes" but leave the numerical value?