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Create a formula to remove last two characters from a cell if the 2nd character is a space

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    Create a formula to remove last two characters from a cell if the 2nd character is a space

    Hello, I am working with a data set of over 6,000 rows and am looking for a way to reduce some of the extra unique lines.
    For Example: Some of the lines are exactly the same but end with a " A" or " B" or " 1" or " 2" ect
    Not all lines end with those characters they are just to indicate the same Name has been used multiple times.

    Cat
    Black Dog
    Dog 1
    Cat A
    Frog
    Cat 2
    Cat 3
    Fish
    Black Dog A
    Brown Dog
    Brown Dog C

    Is there a formula that will remove that last two characters if and only the 2nd to last character is a space.
    Thanks,
    Kevin
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    Re: Create a formula to remove last two characters from a cell if the 2nd character is a s

    Try,

    =IF(1-ISERR(FIND(" ",RIGHT(A1,2))),LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-2),A1)

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    Re: Create a formula to remove last two characters from a cell if the 2nd character is a s

    Thank you, this is exactly what I needed.

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    Re: Create a formula to remove last two characters from a cell if the 2nd character is a s

    Or this
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