Formula to Replace a Partial String Within a Cell

pschroeder

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  1. 365
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  1. Windows
I'm attempting to automate a workbook (without macros) using formulae to tidy/enhance data.

I've made a few unsuccessful attempts at using the SUBSTITUTE command to replace a specific string within a cell.

Is there a combination of commands that can be adopted to achieve this. For example:-

InstructionExisting Cell ContentRequired Cell Content
Replace "Rd" with "Road"69-75 Sandgate Rd69-75 Sandgate Road
Replace "Rd" with "Road"260 Earnshaw Rd260 Earnshaw Road
Replace "Rd" with "Road"338 Guardhouse Rd338 Guardhouse Road
Replace "St" with "Street"18 Tennant St18 Tennant Street
Replace "St" with "Street"14 Daniel St14 Daniel Street
Replace "St" with "Street"Unit 3, 97 Banksia StUnit 3, 97 Banksia Street

Thanks
 

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Could you use something like this?

23 11 01.xlsm
BCDEF
1Existing Cell ContentRequired Cell ContentShortFull
269-75 Sandgate Rd69-75 Sandgate RoadRdRoad
3260 Earnshaw Rd260 Earnshaw RoadStStreet
4338 Guardhouse Rd338 Guardhouse RoadAveAvenue
518 Tennant St18 Tennant Street
614 Daniel St14 Daniel Street
725 Rose Ave25 Rose Avenue
818 Strand Rd18 Strand Road
915 Smith Lane15 Smith Lane
Replace
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
C2:C9C2=BYROW(B2:B9,LAMBDA(rw,LET(end,TEXTAFTER(rw," ",-1),TEXTBEFORE(rw," ",-1)&" "&XLOOKUP(end,E$2:E$4,F$2:F$4,end))))
Dynamic array formulas.
 
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