Extract and replace particular character in a cell

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HI
Please help me with the following.
I have the following data as "SKU" I require a formula to look for "ORG" and replace as "ORA" . I cannot use the find and replace as the data is live dump hence require a formula.

[TABLE="width: 320"]
<colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody>[TR]
[TD]SKU[/TD]
[TD]require the following[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1570T1-ORG-R087[/TD]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R087[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1570T1-ORG-R092[/TD]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R092[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1570T1-ORG-R097[/TD]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R097[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1570T1-ORG-R102[/TD]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R102[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R087[/TD]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R087[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R092[/TD]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R092[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R097[/TD]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R097[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R102[/TD]
[TD]1570T1-ORA-R102[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORG-DM[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-DM[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORG-EL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-EL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORG-FXL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-FXL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORG-G2XL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G2XL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORG-G3XL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G3XL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORG-G4XL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G4XL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORG-G5XL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G5XL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-CS[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-CS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-DM[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-DM[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-EL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-EL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-FXL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-FXL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G2XL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G2XL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G3XL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G3XL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G4XL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G4XL[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G5XL[/TD]
[TD]1500T1-ORA-G5XL[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Thanks and regards,
 

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Code: 
[SIZE=1]let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table8"]}[Content],
    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(Source,"ORG","ORA",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"SKU"})
in
    #"Replaced Value"[/SIZE]

[Table="width:, class:head"]
[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#5B9BD5]SKU[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#70AD47]SKU[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1570T1-ORG-R087[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1570T1-ORA-R087[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1570T1-ORG-R092[/td][td][/td][td]1570T1-ORA-R092[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1570T1-ORG-R097[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1570T1-ORA-R097[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1570T1-ORG-R102[/td][td][/td][td]1570T1-ORA-R102[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1570T1-ORA-R087[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1570T1-ORA-R087[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1570T1-ORA-R092[/td][td][/td][td]1570T1-ORA-R092[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1570T1-ORA-R097[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1570T1-ORA-R097[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1570T1-ORA-R102[/td][td][/td][td]1570T1-ORA-R102[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1500T1-ORG-DM[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1500T1-ORA-DM[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1500T1-ORG-EL[/td][td][/td][td]1500T1-ORA-EL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1500T1-ORG-FXL[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1500T1-ORA-FXL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1500T1-ORG-G2XL[/td][td][/td][td]1500T1-ORA-G2XL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1500T1-ORG-G3XL[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1500T1-ORA-G3XL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1500T1-ORG-G4XL[/td][td][/td][td]1500T1-ORA-G4XL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1500T1-ORG-G5XL[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1500T1-ORA-G5XL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1500T1-ORA-CS[/td][td][/td][td]1500T1-ORA-CS[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1500T1-ORA-DM[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1500T1-ORA-DM[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1500T1-ORA-EL[/td][td][/td][td]1500T1-ORA-EL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1500T1-ORA-FXL[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1500T1-ORA-FXL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1500T1-ORA-G2XL[/td][td][/td][td]1500T1-ORA-G2XL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1500T1-ORA-G3XL[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1500T1-ORA-G3XL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td]1500T1-ORA-G4XL[/td][td][/td][td]1500T1-ORA-G4XL[/td][/tr]

[tr=bgcolor:#FFFFFF][td=bgcolor:#DDEBF7]1500T1-ORA-G5XL[/td][td][/td][td=bgcolor:#E2EFDA]1500T1-ORA-G5XL[/td][/tr]
[/table]
after any changes:Ctrl+Alt+F5
 
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HI Sandy,

Thanks for your help, understand this is macro , is there a way to have formula instead of macro.

Thanks and regards,
Drren
 
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Hi,

Formula copied down:


Book1
AB
1SKU
21570T1-ORG-R0871570T1-ORA-R087
31570T1-ORG-R0921570T1-ORA-R092
41570T1-ORG-R0971570T1-ORA-R097
51570T1-ORG-R1021570T1-ORA-R102
61570T1-ORA-R0871570T1-ORA-R087
71570T1-ORA-R0921570T1-ORA-R092
81570T1-ORA-R0971570T1-ORA-R097
91570T1-ORA-R1021570T1-ORA-R102
101500T1-ORG-DM1500T1-ORA-DM
111500T1-ORG-EL1500T1-ORA-EL
121500T1-ORG-FXL1500T1-ORA-FXL
131500T1-ORG-G2XL1500T1-ORA-G2XL
141500T1-ORG-G3XL1500T1-ORA-G3XL
151500T1-ORG-G4XL1500T1-ORA-G4XL
161500T1-ORG-G5XL1500T1-ORA-G5XL
171500T1-ORA-CS1500T1-ORA-CS
181500T1-ORA-DM1500T1-ORA-DM
191500T1-ORA-EL1500T1-ORA-EL
201500T1-ORA-FXL1500T1-ORA-FXL
211500T1-ORA-G2XL1500T1-ORA-G2XL
221500T1-ORA-G3XL1500T1-ORA-G3XL
231500T1-ORA-G4XL1500T1-ORA-G4XL
241500T1-ORA-G5XL1500T1-ORA-G5XL
Sheet307
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2=SUBSTITUTE(A2,"ORG","ORA")
 
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