Extraction

[Guest]

Dear Experts,
I have one cell which contains the following string of characters exactly in
this format:

Smith, Jane (jc162964) | 0616025915

Can I use excel to extract the last ten digits and put them into another cell
AND
Can I use excel to extract the Smith, Jane part into another cell?
regards
Martina

 

[T. Valko]

To extract the number:

=MID(A1,FIND("|",A1)+2,255)

To extract the name:

=LEFT(A1,FIND("(",A1)-2)

Biff

 

[T. Valko]

To extract the number:

=MID(A1,FIND("|",A1)+2,255)

Or, if the number is *always* 10 digits long:

=RIGHT(A1,10)

Biff

 

[Guest]

That is fantastic, thank you so much!!
regards
Martina

 

[T. Valko]

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

Biff

That is fantastic, thank you so much!!
regards
Martina