Extract number with decimal from a text string cell

macjagger17

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Dear All,

Appreciate your assistance to my inquiry below. I wanted to extract the highlighted decimal number (put in Column B) from the text string cell (Column A) as below. Anyone can assist on the formula?


Source - text string cell in Column A
1/11/21 960 C P GL 71,959.26 71,959.26 CR
24/01/22 10 D A CC 10.90 348.46 CR
2/12/21 60 C A CC 70,076.00 320.50 DR
24/01/22 10 D A CC 417.50 1,445.46 DR
1/11/21 960 C P GL 71,959.26 1,143,461.42 CR

The decimal numbers I want in Column B

71,959.26​
348.46​
320.50​
1,445.46​
1,143,461.42​

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Try text to columns - use space as delimiter and in the last windows select all columns you do not want to import
 
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Try text to columns - use space as delimiter and in the last windows select all columns you do not want to import

OMG. thank you so much, arthurbr!!! really saved a lot of time than wasting my time to copy out and paste the number! btw is there any kind of formula to do like text to columns?

 
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With a non-US version one possibility
Excel Formula:
=TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A1;" ";REPT(" ";50);6);20));{"CR"\"DR"};" "))+0
For US versions replace the semi-colon with a comma and the backslash also with a comma ( I think)
There should be shorter versions, though
 
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Solution
With a non-US version one possibility
Excel Formula:
=TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A1;" ";REPT(" ";50);6);20));{"CR"\"DR"};" "))+0
For US versions replace the semi-colon with a comma and the backslash also with a comma ( I think)
There should be shorter versions, though
Thank you so muchhh, arthurbr! really appreciates it!
 
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Hi,

Just wanted to point out SUBSTITUTE can't handle arrays in that way, they must be done separately, here's a corrected version plus my suggestion:

Book3.xlsx
ABCD
1jtakwPost #4 correctedFrom Post #4
21/11/21 960 C P GL 71,959.26 71,959.26 CR71959.2671959.2671959.26
324/01/22 10 D A CC 10.90 348.46 CR348.46348.46348.46
42/12/21 60 C A CC 70,076.00 320.50 DR320.5320.5#VALUE!
524/01/22 10 D A CC 417.50 1,445.46 DR1445.461445.46#VALUE!
61/11/21 960 C P GL 71,959.26 1,143,461.42 CR1143461.421143461.421143461.42
Sheet944
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B6B2=MID(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",REPT(" ",100)),600,100)+0
C2:C6C2=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",REPT(" ",50),6),20),"CR",""),"DR","")+0
D2:D6D2=TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",REPT(" ",50),6),20)),{"CR","DR"}," "))+0
 
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Hi,

Just wanted to point out SUBSTITUTE can't handle arrays in that way, they must be done separately, here's a corrected version plus my suggestion:

Book3.xlsx
ABCD
1jtakwPost #4 correctedFrom Post #4
21/11/21 960 C P GL 71,959.26 71,959.26 CR71959.2671959.2671959.26
324/01/22 10 D A CC 10.90 348.46 CR348.46348.46348.46
42/12/21 60 C A CC 70,076.00 320.50 DR320.5320.5#VALUE!
524/01/22 10 D A CC 417.50 1,445.46 DR1445.461445.46#VALUE!
61/11/21 960 C P GL 71,959.26 1,143,461.42 CR1143461.421143461.421143461.42
Sheet944
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B6B2=MID(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",REPT(" ",100)),600,100)+0
C2:C6C2=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",REPT(" ",50),6),20),"CR",""),"DR","")+0
D2:D6D2=TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(A2," ",REPT(" ",50),6),20)),{"CR","DR"}," "))+0

Hi jtakw, thank you so much for your help! Really works great! I can use your formula in Column B & C for my excel!
 
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