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How can I replace a character in a string ?

  1. 03-07-2015, 08:52 AM #1
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    How can I replace a character in a string ?

    I want to replace spaces in a string with a plus sign. Can somebody tell me how to do that?

    Before: South America
    After: South+America
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    Re: How can I replace a character in a string ?

    Try
    =SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","+")

    If your text is in cell A1.
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    Re: How can I replace a character in a string ?

    Have you tried Find + Replace

    What = " " space
    Replace = +
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    Re: How can I replace a character in a string ?

    I found a way to do it.

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