Extracting data from a cell of data

scotc234

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I have a column of data. The data in each cell is formated the same. "BC316 - xxxxxxxxxxxx". I need to extract the data up to the "-" and put it into another cell. Is there an existing function or VBA code that can help me?
 

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How about
Excel Formula:
=trim(left(a2,find("-",a2)-1))
 
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You're welcome & thanks for the feedback.
 
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