I have a list of 1st and last names in a column that I would like to split into two columns. The 1st and last names are not separated by a space or comma - they are only identifiable by capital letters (eg. SteveSmith). How can I break up the names?
Hi
UDF if you like
1) hit Alt + F11 To open VB Editor
2) go to [Insert] - [Module] then paste the code there
3) close the window to get back to excel
If data is in A1 then select B1:C1(or any horizontal consecutive 2 cells) and enter
=FLName(A1)
Confirm with Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Code:
Function FLName(txt As String)
Dim FName As String, LName As String, i As Integer, mItem As Object
With CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
.Pattern = "[A-Z][a-z]+"
.Global = True
Set mItem = .execute(txt)
If mItem.count>1 Then
FName = mItem(0)
For i = 2 To mItem.count
LName = LName & mItem(i-1)
Next
Else
FName = txt
End If
End With
FLName = Array(FName,LName)
End Function
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