How do i Substitue second occurrence of a string within a cell?

rajtak

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Hello,

Could anyone suggest how do i Substitue second occurrence of a string within a cell?

Cell A1: Port Size","","Female Port Size","1/8"

I want to substitute the second occurrence of this "," string with |(pipe). Please suggest me a formula for this.

Regards,
Raj
 

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Hello,

Could anyone suggest how do i Substitue second occurrence of a string within a cell?

Cell A1: Port Size","","Female Port Size","1/8"

I want to substitute the second occurrence of this "," string with |(pipe). Please suggest me a formula for this.

Regards,
Raj

Try...

=SUBSTITUTE(A2,CHAR(34)&","&CHAR(34),"|",2)
 
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Aladin's formula in a more compact form (also, cell reference changed to A1 as you specified in your question)...

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,""",""","|",2)
 
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