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    Subtracting from a string that ends in a number?

    Hello

    I have some hyperlinks in my sheet which dynamically change.

    So for example in A1 a formula might produce: #Sheet2!$B$90

    and then in another cell a hyperlink uses this reference: =HYPERLINK(A1,"")

    I'd like to create another link which is 10 rows up from the original and thought about using: =LEFT(A1,11)&(RIGHT(A1,2)-10), but this relies on the number being 2 digits and so fails miserably if it is greater than 99.

    So my question please, if you have a character string that ends in a number (which will always be in the range 10-999), what is the most efficient way to subtract from that number, leaving the rest of the string unchanged?

    I thought about testing the length of the string with IF & LEN, and then using (RIGHT(A1,2)-10) or (RIGHT(A1,3)-10), but is there a better way please?

    Thanks
    Robin

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    Re: Subtracting from a string that ends in a number?

    This will build a reference 10 rows above the original reference, regardless of how many digits the row number is.

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    This would be shorter using Excel 365:

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    Re: Subtracting from a string that ends in a number?

    If there will always be 11 characters before ending in a 2 or 3 digit number then you could use:

    =LEFT(A1,11)&MID(A1,12,3)

    The MID function just ignores any "extra" characters at the end.

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    Very helpful replies which all worked so problem solved!

    Thanks

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