That's precisely the point!
Because he's wanting to do this with formulas, he's making the solution more
complex than necessary.
A VBA solution would be very neat and tidy (use split to load an array, and
display the array elements in the cells)
A "manual" solution using text-to-Columns is also pretty simple.
However, he INSISTS on an Excel Formula.
Personally, if I needed Excel formulas, would try something like:
Column "B" = LEFT($A1,FIND(",",$A1)-1)
Column "D" =MID($A1,FIND(",",$A1)+1,2)
Column "E" =MID($A1,FIND(",",SUBSTITUTE($A1,",","",1))+2,50)
But I'd prefer to use VBA.
Paul
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From: Vabz <in.vaib...@gmail.com>
To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, September 12, 2012 8:59:52 AM
Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help - To divide the string into three parts
hi..
what i feel is this solution is very complex !!
Rgds//Vabz
On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:09:23 AM UTC+5:30, Asa R. wrote:
Hi Mangesh,
>I've read your other replies, and as to why you haven't received a formula
>method -- most people don't want to take the trouble on a volunteer basis to
>provide a more complex or difficult solution to a given problem when simple
>solutions exist. Also in business, the simplest solution is the best value.
>But I understand that in learning all aspects of a program, sometimes the
>exercise of solving a problem in various ways is useful.
>
>I will provide a formula solution for you. Although it could be solved
>several
>ways, I prefer using an array formula, since it can be written in such a way
>that it can handle a string of text with any number of commas, whereas
>non-array
>solutions would be limited to a set maximum. However, even with the array
>solution, and even though the array will contain all of the parts of the text
>string, you will only see on your spreadsheet as many parts as there are cells
>in the area you place the array formula (there are ways to use array formulas
>with "too large of arrays" to display on your spreadsheet ,as part of other
>formulas, that are useful; for example extracting certain values matching a
>condition, or summarizing the data (in your data, you might want to know how
>many "Mumbai"s there are, how many "32145"s, etc.), without actually
>displaying
>in multiple columns all the split data.
>
>· Select any cell on row 2of your spreadsheet, then create the
>following
>defined names using the Name Manager (formulas tab in Excel 2007+). I
>recommend
>making them Sheet-level names rather than the default Workbook-level.
>1. Name
>=$A2
>2. _Name.Terminated
>=Name&","
>3. _Name.ColumnIdx
>=TRANSPOSE(ROW(INDIRECT("1:"& LEN(_Name.Terminated)-LEN(
>SUBSTITUTE(_Name.Terminated,", ","")))))
>4. _Name.StartPositions
>=IF(Name.ColumnIdx>1,FIND( CHAR(1),SUBSTITUTE(Name,",",
>CHAR(1),_Name.ColumnIdx-1)))+1
>5. _Name.StopPositions
>=FIND(CHAR(1),SUBSTITUTE(_ Name.Terminated,",",CHAR(1),_ Name.ColumnIdx))-1
>6. Name.Columns
>=MID(Name,_Name. StartPositions,_Name. StopPositions-_Name. StartPositions+1)
>
>The purpose of using the defined names is to simplify the formula by breaking
>it
>into steps. Insofar as the steps are referred to more than once in the
>formula,
>it should make the formula faster to evaluate too. Name.Columnsis the
>culmination of our calculation and results in an array containing each
>comma-separated value from column A, divided into separate columns.
>
>· To display the column-separated values on your spreadsheet, enter the
>following formula in B2:
>=Name.Columns
>
>· Then highlight from B2to the furthest column on row 2 neededto
>display
>the maximum number of values ever expected. For a maximum of 3 values,
>highlight B2:D2, or for maximum of 10, B2:K2, etc.
>· Then hit F2(edit cell) and Ctrl-Shift-Enter(confirm array formula).
>This confirms a multi-cell array formula over the selected cells.
>· Copy the array-entered range from row 2 (e.g. B2:D2) to every other
>row
>in your table.
>
>Hope this is of interest,
>Asa
>
>
>From:excel-...@googlegroups.com [mailto:excel-...@ googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>Of Mangesh Vimay
>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 4:04 AM
>To: excel-...@googlegroups.com
>Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ Need help - To divide the string into three parts
>
>Hi Friends,
>
>I need your help to divide the string into three parts.
>The description and sample is given below :
>Waiting for your response.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
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>
>MaNgEsH
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