Help to get characters from different cells based on same character

gargilang

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Hello, I would like to know if it's possible to have some formula to get the specific characters from two or three different cells based on same character in it. I am using this formula at the moment
Excel Formula:
=LEFT(A2,FIND("_",A2)-1)
to get the characters I want. for example below table:
1_aaaa_x1
2_aaaa_y2
3_bbbb_x3

Now what I want is something like this:
1_aaaa_x1, 2
2_aaaa_y2, 1
3_bbbb_x3, 4, 5
4_bbbb_y4, 3, 5
5_bbbb_z5, 3, 4

And now if it's not too much to ask already, is it also possible to have the formula to add "&" to the cell, for example:
1_aaaa_x1 & 2
2_aaaa_y2 & 1
3_bbbb_x3, 4 & 5
4_bbbb_y4, 3 & 5
5_bbbb_z5, 3 & 4
if not than it's totally okay as this is only for aesthetic.

I hope it makes sense. Kindly let me know if it's possible. Thank you for your help in advance.
 
Ok, try
Excel Formula:
=SUBSTITUTE(TEXTJOIN(", ",,A2,IF(($B$2:$B$10=B2)*($A$2:$A$10<>A2),$A$2:$A$10,"")),","," &",MAX(1,COUNTIFS($B$2:$B$10,B2)-1))
 
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Excel Formula:
=SUBSTITUTE(TEXTJOIN(", ",,A2,IF(($B$2:$B$10=B2)*($A$2:$A$10<>A2),$A$2:$A$10,"")),","," &",MAX(1,COUNTIFS($B$2:$B$10,B2)-1))
This is it! Thank you so ever very much! Once again... 🙇‍♂️
 

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You're welcome & thanks for the feedback.
 
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