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    Extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns

    Good day all. I need to extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns from strings. As an example: cell A1= 25 l i jj 66 asdf. I need B1=2; C1=5; D1=l; E1=i and .... up to end of the string. I do not need spaces, So spaces must be ignored.
    I preffer normal excel formulas instead of VBA or macro.
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    Re: Extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns

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    A1: some text....25 l i jj 66 asdf
    This regular formula begins the list of non-space characters
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    Copy that formula across to the right as far as you need.

    In the above example, these are the B1:M1
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    Is that something you can work with?
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    Re: Extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns

    Dear Ron, This is exactly what i need. many thanks. I need to think more to understand how it does the extraction. Regards.

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    Re: Extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns

    Guys! may i ask you to help with this as well?

    http://www.excelforum.com/excel-prog...54#post3376554

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    Re: Extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns

    Try this shorter, non-volatile formula for splitting your string, drag across until blanks are returned
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    Re: Extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns

    Thanks, Marcol...better
    (I've got to cull the obsolete "solutions" from my formula stash. That one was just below the one I selected. :\ )

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    Re: Extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns

    Don't we all ...

    I 'm still reluctant to use IFERROR() ....

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    Re: Extract and separate the letters into their own separate columns

    @ Marcol

    Fantastic. thanks. (I love your AVATAR )

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