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    Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    Hi Guys,

    Sorry if this has been asked before but i cannot seem to find the answer.

    So here's the problem, i have a spreadsheet where the user enters an address in A1 as follows:

    123 Made up Lane, Pretend City, Fairyland, England, ZZ12 5TT

    and i need a formula to split this into multiple cells based on where the comma's are.

    I can't use text to column thingy or a macro but need a formula because the address will change on multiple occasions. The problem is that each part of the address will not be constant between addresses and there may be 6 different 'sections' (parts seperated by commas), there may only be 3 or any combination in between.

    Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks

    Martin
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    Re: Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    If you do Text to Columns and Choose Delimited and then choose the comma as your delimiter, it would work for you (no matter how many commas). Is there a reason you don't want to do that?
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    Re: Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    Try this one: suppose your data in column A1

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    Re: Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    Quote Originally Posted by ChemistB View Post
    If you do Text to Columns and Choose Delimited and then choose the comma as your delimiter, it would work for you (no matter how many commas). Is there a reason you don't want to do that?
    Hi

    The reason i don't want to use the Text to Colums is because i then need to link the result from the forumla to many other cells and can't have the end user having to 'Text to Columns' each time a new address is entered.

    I can't use a macro either unfortunately

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    Re: Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    If your address is in A1:

    =TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A1,",",REPT(" ",100)),1+(100*(COLUMNS($A$1:A$1)-1)),100))

    copied across as far as you need and down.
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    Re: Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    Quote Originally Posted by NBVC View Post
    If your address is in A1:

    =TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A1,",",REPT(" ",100)),1+(100*(COLUMNS($A$1:A$1)-1)),100))

    copied across as far as you need and down.
    This is exactly what i was looking for, many thanks for your help it really is appreciated!

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    Re: Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    suppose your data in coloum A1 :

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    Re: Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    Quote Originally Posted by avk View Post
    Try this one: suppose your data in column A1

    HTML Code: 
    Hi there,
    This is so elegant... I was looking for something like this :-)
    Is there a way to paste the individual parts of the address/sentence horizontally instead of vertically?
    Assuming the text is in A1, I am looking for a solution to break the text into as many columns as needed, placing the individual text fragments in B1, C1, D1, and so on...

    Many thanks in advance

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    Re: Split an Address in one cell into multiple cells using a formula

    Hi There,

    an even more elegant and easy way to do this, is with that Add-In
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RYD_I9PwX8

    This Excel Add In splits addresses in seperate columns AND corrects (!!!) the data. Check out the video!

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