Hi all, I have a spreadsheet where the first cell in my row contains the information I need, but also contains over 400 words/characters that I don't need and the information I need is never in the same position. The info I need is a reference number that starts with 19.
Also, I'm no good with VBA's :-( I really hopeful for a formula I can paste into column B and drag it down, as the full version of the report may have up to 50 rows.
Is the reference# always 8 digits? Try this in cell B10:
=MID(A10,SEARCH("referencenumber (19",A10,1)+17,8)
You can then drag it down as far as you need.
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