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Lets say i have a wall of text that looks like this, all of it in 1 cell
What formula do I use to extract the latest date from this string? In this example, the ideal result will be 02/05/2014
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Lets say i have a wall of text that looks like this, all of it in 1 cell
What formula do I use to extract the latest date from this string? In this example, the ideal result will be 02/05/2014Please Login or Register to view this content.
misunderstood the question...
UPDATE:
columns after B can be hidden. the formula in B1 will give you the latest date no mater how long your string, as long as you have your formula dragged as far right as possible...
UPDATE:
let's say your string is in A1, then put this formula in C1 and drag-fill right all the way up to the point that it starts spitting out blanks.
then, put this formula in B1:Please Login or Register to view this content.
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Last edited by icestationzbra; 03-30-2014 at 11:27 PM. Reason: updated with a proper solution
- i.s.z -
CSE, aka Array aka { }, formulae are confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER.
Replace commas ( , ) with semicolons ( ; ) in formulae, if your locale setting demands.
All good ideas are courtesy resources from this forum as well as others around the web.
- e.o.m -
hmm code's not as robust as neededOriginally Posted by icestationzbra
hi there,
if the above value is in cell A1, use the following:
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- the wall of text can be very very long
- the desired output date can be anywhere in the string, it could be at the start one day and at the very end the next, it can be hidden behind an & or maybe not.
cant download the file. Maybe paste the code?
[strike]tried it and all I got was errorsmisunderstood the question...
UPDATE:
columns after B can be hidden. the formula in B1 will give you the latest date no mater how long your string, as long as you have your formula dragged as far right as possible...
UPDATE:
let's say your string is in A1, then put this formula in C1 and drag-fill right all the way up to Z1.
then, put this formula in B1:Please Login or Register to view this content.
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EDIT: Formula works but isn't robust enough, I snuck an extra few date in it and they weren't detected
UPDATE: Answer obtained
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-q...ml#post3764131
Last edited by lordfa9; 03-31-2014 at 02:38 AM.
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