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    Left function

    Hi,

    Property-and-equipment

    I need to extract the text from the second (-), i am unable to extract the text.

    =LEFT(D10,FIND("-",D10)-1)
    Result : Property


    Expected Result : Property-and

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    Re: Left function

    =left(d10,find("^",substitute(d10,"-","^",2))-1)
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    Re: Left function

    One way:
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    Re: Left function

    Sorry, fro D10:
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    Re: Left function

    Try this one

    =TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(D10,"-",REPT(" ",25),2),25))
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    Re: Left function

    Hi,

    Thanks for All,

    All the three functions worked fine.....

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