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Using the Split function with another function incorporated is not working correctly

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    Using the Split function with another function incorporated is not working correctly

    Dear all, I've found and amended a small procedure called "SplitDemo" to search a string held in a cell to find a 3 digit code in that string - which works. I've tried improving it using a function called "ISLIKE" from a John Walkenback book (Excel 2010 Formulas p687) but it doesn't work. The line that seems to be causing the problem is below in the code 6 lines from the bottom. Can anyone help? I've attached a sample file, thanks, Neil

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    Re: Using the Split function with another function incorporated is not working correctly

    It works for me .... returning ............AND ,126
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    Re: Using the Split function with another function incorporated is not working correctly

    Yes, but according to the example the 3 # mean that the match should be a digit 0-9 so it shouldn't match against "AND".....?
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    Re: Using the Split function with another function incorporated is not working correctly

    highlystrung,

    Does this need to be VBA? This formula should do the trick
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    Re: Using the Split function with another function incorporated is not working correctly

    Change the line
    If Len(x(i)) = 3 Then
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    If Len(x(i)) = 3 And IsNumeric(x(i)) Then

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    Re: Using the Split function with another function incorporated is not working correctly

    Thanks Andy for the coding input - it works well. Don't know why the ISLIKE procedure isn't working but then....

    thanks also to tigervator for your Lookup equation. I haven't tried it as I'm doing this all in code - I seem to work in code more than using formula in the spreadsheet ... why I don't know, maybe it's a reflection of how I've learnt EXCEL.. But it's important to say I just don't know how you work out these complex formula, they seem mind blowingly complex but maybe you have a way to do it!?!

    regards, Neil

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