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Help to deciper the String Extraction formula
Found this, but need help to decipher the formula ========================================== * returns the characters between the 3rd and 4th underscores (_):* With Text in Cell A1: COMP_PROG_v1_ABCD_01 This formula in Cell B1 returns the characters between the 3rd and 4th underscores (_): B1: =TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(MID(A1,FIND("|",SUBSTITUTE(A 1,"_","|",3))+1,LEN(A1)),"_",REPT(" ",LEN(A1))),LEN(A1))) In the above example, the formula returns: ABCD ================================ Thanks. |
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Help to deciper the String Extraction formula
OK Got it by stepping through "Evaluate Formula" Thanks. |
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