Pull text between 2 characters in cell

krystalhaze

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Hi All,
I'm sure someone has asked a similar question before, but tbh, I really wanted to get a direct answer to my specific question, so I don't have to spend time figuring out how to retrofit another answer. :P
I would like to pull out the contents from the middle of a cell between two vertical separators (|) - the length of the contents in the cells will vary.
Examples:
Serv1|Tab1|Col1 - want "Tab1"
Server1|Table1|Column1 - want "Table1"
TIA! :)
 

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Hi,

One way:


Book1
AB
1Serv1|Tab1|Col1Tab1
2Server1|Table1|Column1Table1
Sheet585
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B1=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"|",REPT(" ",99)),99,99))
 
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You're welcome, thanks for the feedback.
 
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