Find 10+ number strings within text

[joshbjames]

I have a column of data with no particular structure to the characters. They are notes containing combinations of dates, model numbers ect... I'd like to find just the strings of 10+ numbers. Sometimes the numbers are consecutive, sometimes separated by a "-", "/" or " ". Below is an example of the results Id like. I will bold the text that triggers the flag.

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Note[/TD]
[TD]Result[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]James 11/12 123-456 7 890 Truck[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1234567890 11/12 James Truck[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11/12 James 123-45678-90 Truck[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11/12 James Truck 123 45 678 90[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11/12 James Truck[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1 2-3-4 5 6 7-8 9-0[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

 

[Rick Rothstein]

I have a column of data with no particular structure to the characters. They are notes containing combinations of dates, model numbers ect... I'd like to find just the strings of 10+ numbers. Sometimes the numbers are consecutive, sometimes separated by a "-", "/" or " ".

Give this UDF a try...

[table="width: 500"]
[tr]
	[td]Function TenOrMoreDigits(S As String)
  TenOrMoreDigits = Replace(Replace(Replace(S, " ", ""), "/", ""), "-", "") Like "*##########*"
End Function[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

HOW TO INSTALL UDFs
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If you are new to UDFs, they are easy to install and use. To install it, simply press ALT+F11 to go into the VB editor and, once there, click Insert/Module on its menu bar, then copy/paste the above code into the code window that just opened up. That's it.... you are done. You can now use TenOrMoreDigits just like it was a built-in Excel function. For example,

=TenOrMoreDigits(A1)

If you are using XL2007 or above, make sure you save your file as an "Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm) and answer the "do you want to enable macros" question as "yes" or "OK" (depending on the button label for your version of Excel) the next time you open your workbook.

 

[joshbjames]

My mind is blown, that is amazing! Thank you so much, that worked perfectly!