Q : Mark asked if we can extract text from alphanumeric value using excel formula.
Enter the following formula in cell B2.
Solution : Suppose alphanumeric value is placed in cell A2.
Enter the following formula in cell B2.
How it works ?
The Microsoft Excel SUBSTITUTE function replaces a set of characters with another.
Trick : The above formula replaces 1 through 9 with blank value. Hence, all the numeric values are rubbed out from the alphanumeric string.
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Yo need to update the formula as it does not remove number zero from text
ReplyDelete=SUBSTITUTE( SUBSTITUTE( SUBSTITUTE( SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE( SUBSTITUTE( SUBSTITUTE( SUBSTITUTE( SUBSTITUTE(+SUBSTITUTE(A2,"0",""),"1",""),"2",""), "3",""),"4",""),"5",""), "6",""),"7",""),"8",""),"9","")
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ReplyDeleteThanks a lot
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton Deepanshu & Nitish Walia
ReplyDeleteTHIS is what I need - but I need the numeric characters not alpha. Is there a formula?
ReplyDeleteDon't you think this is pretty terrible solution? What if you wanted only the characters a-zA-Z, would you suggest burying a2 in substitutes for the entire ascii table excluding the characters you want? This answer is ugly and only applicable to a very specific use case.
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