extract all numbers (double digit) in excel and sum

[sosolid4u09]

Hi everyone,

I have a bit of a complex problem.

I have a column like the following;

Training: 7, Fighting: 12, Speed: 3

I need a formula that sums together 7+12+3 automatically.

Now I got a solution where i extract all the digits in that cell and sum. But that ends up giving me 7+1+2+3 which is obviously not correct.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks

 

[Marcelo Branco]

Welcome to Mr Excel Forum

Maybe something like this

	A​	B​	C​
1​	Values​		Result​
2​	Training: 7​		22​
3​	Fighting: 12​
4​	Speed: 3​

Formula in C2
=SUMPRODUCT(--MID(A2:A4,SEARCH(":",A2:A4)+1,100))

M.

 

[sosolid4u09]

Welcome to Mr Excel Forum

Maybe something like this

	A​	B​	C​
1​	Values​		Result​
2​	Training: 7​		22​
3​	Fighting: 12​
4​	Speed: 3​

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Formula in C2
=SUMPRODUCT(--MID(A2:A4,SEARCH(":",A2:A4)+1,100))

M.

thanks for the response

But the

Training: 7, Fighting: 12, Speed: 3

Is in one row, not in columns

 

[Marcelo Branco]

In just one cell or in three different cells?

M.

 

[sosolid4u09]

In just one cell or in three different cells?

M.

one cell

 

[Rick Rothstein]

In just one cell or in three different cells?

Is there are always exactly 3 "skills" whose values you want to add up or could the number of "skills" vary?

 

[sosolid4u09]

Is there are always exactly 3 "skills" whose values you want to add up or could the number of "skills" vary?

Skill names don't vary.

Always three skills.

One DQ issue though is that there are times people leave the value blank. i.e.
Training: , Fighting: 12, Speed:
Training: 0, Fighting: , Speed: 3

 

[Rick Rothstein]

Can you make use of a VBA solution, namely, a UDF (user defined function)? If so...

Function SkillSum(S As String) As Double
  Dim V As Variant
  For Each V In Split(S, ":")
    SkillSum = SkillSum + Val(V)
  Next
End Function

HOW TO INSTALL UDFs
------------------------------------
If you are new to UDFs, they are easy to install and use. To install it, simply press ALT+F11 to go into the VB editor and, once there, click Insert/Module on its menu bar, then copy/paste the above code into the code window that just opened up. That's it.... you are done. You can now use SkillSum just like it was a built-in Excel function. For example,

=SkillSum(A1)

If you are using XL2007 or above, make sure you save your file as an "Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm) and answer the "do you want to enable macros" question as "yes" or "OK" (depending on the button label for your version of Excel) the next time you open your workbook.

 

[sosolid4u09]

Can you make use of a VBA solution, namely, a UDF (user defined function)? If so...

Function SkillSum(S As String) As Double
  Dim V As Variant
  For Each V In Split(S, ":")
    SkillSum = SkillSum + Val(V)
  Next
End Function

HOW TO INSTALL UDFs
------------------------------------
If you are new to UDFs, they are easy to install and use. To install it, simply press ALT+F11 to go into the VB editor and, once there, click Insert/Module on its menu bar, then copy/paste the above code into the code window that just opened up. That's it.... you are done. You can now use SkillSum just like it was a built-in Excel function. For example,

=SkillSum(A1)

If you are using XL2007 or above, make sure you save your file as an "Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm) and answer the "do you want to enable macros" question as "yes" or "OK" (depending on the button label for your version of Excel) the next time you open your workbook.

Outstanding good man.

Thanks a lot

 

[Marcelo Branco]

I think an User Defined Function (UDF) should be the proper solution.

Anyway, this array formula worked for your examples

	A​	B​
1​	Text​	Result​
2​	Training: 7, Fighting: 12, Speed:3​	22​
3​	Training: , Fighting: 12, Speed:​	12​
4​	Training: 0, Fighting: , Speed: 3​	3​

Array Formula in B2 copied down
=SUM(IFERROR(0+TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(":"&A2,":",REPT(" ",500)),",",REPT(" ",500)),ROW(A$1:A$100)*500,500)),0))

confirmed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter, not just Enter

M.