Extract all text to right of last remaining dash in string

Sean15

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Hello:

I want to extract all text to the right of the last remaining dash in a string.

Sheet1 lookup values in column F are:
2854261-160-587-P00791
758524-176-365-P00807.09

Sheet2 required values in range G2:G100 are:
P00791
P00807.09

In M2 sheet1 I have the following formula:
=INDEX(sheet2!$G$2:$G$100,MATCH(RIGHT(F2,FIND("-",F2)-1),sheet2!$E$2:$E$100,0))

Formula is returning required value P00791 for lookup value 2854261-160-587-P00791.
Formula is returning #N/A for lookup 758524-176-365-P00807.09.
It should have returned P00807.09

Could you help please?

Sean
 
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hello:

There's a bit of miss information in post #1.

Sheet2 required values in range G2:G100 are:
Tom Jones
David Jones

Sheet2 lookup array in range E2:E100
P00791
P00807.09

Formula is returning required value Tom Jones for lookup value 2854261-160-587-P00791
Formula is returning #N/A for lookup 758524-176-365-P00807.09
It should have returned David Jones

Sorry for confusion
 
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Try:
Sheet1
Book1
FGHIJKLM
1
22854261-160-587-P00791Tom Jones
3758524-176-365-P00807.09David Jones
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
M2:M3M2=INDEX(Sheet2!$G$2:$G$100,MATCH(RIGHT(Sheet1!F2,LEN(Sheet1!F2)-SEARCH("\",SUBSTITUTE(Sheet1!F2,"-","\",LEN(Sheet1!F2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(Sheet1!F2,"-",""))))),Sheet2!$E$2:$E$100))


Sheet2
Book1
EFG
1
2P00791Tom Jones
3P00807.09David Jones
Sheet2
 
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An alternative (with same Sheet2 as in post #3)

Sean15.xlsm
FM
1
22854261-160-587-P00791Tom Jones
3758524-176-365-P00807.09David Jones
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
M2:M3M2=VLOOKUP(TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(F2,"-",REPT(" ",30)),30)),Sheet2!E$2:G$100,3,0)
 
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Solution
Thank you very much. I have decided to use the shorter formula.

Sean
 
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You're welcome. Glad we could help. Thanks for the follow-up. :)
 
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It works for "P00791" with/without "-" prefix, or/and it is in middle of string, like:
XXX-XXX-P00791
XXX-XXX-P00791-YYY
XXX-XXXP00791
XXX-XXXP00791YYY

Book2
FGHIJKLM
22854261-160-587-P00791Tom Jones
3758524-176-365-P00807.09David Jones
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
M2:M3M2=LOOKUP(2,1/ISNUMBER(SEARCH(Sheet2!$E$2:$E$3,F2)),Sheet2!$G$2:$G$3)

Book2
EFG
2P00791Tom Jones
3P00807.09David Jones
Sheet2
 
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The question clearly stated (and included examples to show) that was not the case
I dont think so! Maybe he/she want to say with:

(1) statement:
"I want to extract all text to the right of the last remaining dash in a string."
It means "XXX-YYY-ZZZ" ===> "ZZZ"
Thats what your formula did (get strings after last "-")

And:
(2) statement:
"Sheet2 required values in range G2:G100 are:
P00791
P00807.09"

to said that text could be:
XXX-YYY-ZZZ
XXX-YYY-P00791

My solution is "general", reply to any scenarios.
 
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