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I'm trying to format cell in a column to display a value a specific way.
In the attachment, column A is how I'm receiving the data from a database dump. Column B is how I would like the data to look.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I'm trying to format cell in a column to display a value a specific way.
In the attachment, column A is how I'm receiving the data from a database dump. Column B is how I would like the data to look.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Last edited by emueller; 03-03-2020 at 10:26 AM.
Look at the formula in column C:
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The formula worked as needed.
For reference: Column A had a value in this format - S0169260720300674 and I was needing it to look - S0169-2607(20)30067-4
GlennUK solved this by writing the following formula
Formula:
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