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Excel Text String Search/Return

Last answer on Jun 10, 2009 4:09:31 pm BST dhazen, on Jun 10, 2009 3:28:26 pm BST 
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Hello,
I have a text string where I need to match one value and return data until a condition is met.
For example: - I have a column labeled 'TENSILE'

Text string: T=<46.72 KSI>/Y=<40.5 KSI>/E=<13%>

I need to return ONLY the 46.72 for the T value. I would repeat the steps for Y and E in other columns.
The kicker is that they are not always in the same order NOR are they the same length. I would return the value until either a space or a % sign appeared.

I would appreciate any suggestions as I have over 5000 lines of data to do this to.

Thanks!

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flomaga, on Jun 10, 2009 3:47:47 pm BST
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All you need to do is change the allignment of the text in your cells so it fits correctly. Also you can just adjust the cell width to your taste

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 dhazen, on Jun 10, 2009 4:09:31 pm BST
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I apologize if I wasn't clear. The same length or location is for the value that I am looking for, not the actual cell length or location. Maybe a better example is to pull the "Y" value from the text string.
Thanks anyway!

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