Format-How to Force Fraction to DECIMAL?

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Format-How to Force Fraction to DECIMAL?

The formula in B2 gives "1/3".
The formula in B1 gives "39085"
The formula in B3 is a way around this and gives "0.333333", but I am curious as to how to get B1 or B2 to work. Thanks for any ideas.

Code: 
  A      B        
1 1/3BaC 39085    
2 1/3BaC 1/3      
3 1/3BaC 0.333333 
Sheet1
[Table-It] version 09 by Erik Van Geit
Code: 
RANGE FORMULA 
B1    =--LEFT(A1,FIND("/",A1)+SUM(--ISNUMBER(-MID(A1,FIND("/",A1)+1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A1)))))))
B2    =LEFT(A2,FIND("/",A2)+SUM(--ISNUMBER(-MID(A2,FIND("/",A2)+1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A2)))))))
B3    =LEFT(A3,FIND("/",A3)-1)/MID(A3,FIND("/",A3)+1,SUM(--ISNUMBER(-MID(A3,FIND("/",A3)+1,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&LEN(A3)))))))
[Table-It] version 09 by Erik Van Geit
 

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I don't understand what you need in B1.
As to B2, why don't you leave the formula as it is, and just format the cell as number, with 6 decimals?
 
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I am looking at possibilities for shortening formulas. In this case the goal is to extract the number, which could be an integer or decimal or fraction, as a decimal or number. The desired result for 1/2CaB in A6 is 0.5 in C6.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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I have since found that "regular expressions" (reference link below) can be applied to come up with a shorter formula.<o:p></o:p>
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=RegExpFind(A1,"[\d/.]{1,}") in column B extracts the first integer or decimal or fraction as string.<o:p></o:p>
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=--RegExpFind(A1,"[\d/.]{1,}") in column C changes the text to a number, unless it is a fraction, in which case for 1/2 a date number comes up in C2: 39449. Changing cell format to number gives 39449.00 in C3.<o:p></o:p>
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The numbers before and after the "/" can be extracted and divided to give a number with =--IF(ISERROR(FIND("/",A5)),RegExpFind(A5,"[\d.]{1,}"),RegExpFind(A5,"[\d]{1,}")/RegExpFind(RIGHT(A5,LEN(A5)-FIND("/",A5)),"[\d/]{1,}")). But I am curious if there is some trick to getting =--RegExpFind(A1,"[\d/.]{1,}") to work in this case.<o:p></o:p>
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Rich (BB code): 
  A      B   C
Rich (BB code): 
1 0.5BaC 0.5 0.5      
2 1/2BaC 1/2 39449    
3 1/2BaC 1/2 39449.00 
Sheet1
[Table-It] version 09 by Erik Van Geit
Rich (BB code): 
RANGE FORMULA (1st cell)
B1:B3 =RegExpFind(A1,"[\d/.]{1,}")
C1:C3 =--RegExpFind(A1,"[\d/.]{1,}")
[Table-It] version 09 by Erik Van Geit
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Rich (BB code): 
  A      B   C
Rich (BB code): 
5 0.5BaC 0.5 0.5 
6 1/2BaC 0.5 0.5 </o:p>
<o:p>Sheet1</o:p>
<o:p>[Table-It] version 09 by Erik Van Geit
Rich (BB code): 
RANGE FORMULA (1st cell)
B5:B6 =IF(ISERROR(FIND("/",A5)),RegExpFind(A5,"[\d.]{1,}"),RegExpFind(A5,"[\d]{1,}")/RegExpFind(RIGHT(A5,LEN(A5)-FIND("/",A5)),"[\d/]{1,}"))
C5:C6 =--IF(ISERROR(FIND("/",A5)),RegExpFind(A5,"[\d.]{1,}"),RegExpFind(A5,"[\d]{1,}")/RegExpFind(RIGHT(A5,LEN(A5)-FIND("/",A5)),"[\d/]{1,}"))</o:p>
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MrExcel post<o:p></o:p>
December 10, 2007<o:p></o:p>
Re: TEXT String MID Help needed<o:p></o:p>
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=289617<o:p></o:p>
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Hi

What you want is to evaluate a string. You use a UDF, ex.:

Code: 
Function GetNumber(s As String)
 
With CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
    .Pattern = "\d+([/.]\d+)?"
    If .test(s) Then
        GetNumber = Evaluate(CStr(.Execute(s)(0)))
    Else
        GetNumber = "No number found"
    End If
End With
End Function

You can use it in the worksheet like any other function, ex.:

<table><tr><td><table border="1" cellpadding="1" style="background:#FFF; border-collapse:collapse;border-width:2px;border-color:#CCCCCC;font-family:Arial,Arial; font-size:10pt" ><tr><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF " > </th><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF; text-align:center" >A</th><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF; text-align:center" >B</th><th style="border-width:1px;border-color:#888888;background:#9CF; text-align:center" width=30 >C</th></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>1</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">1/2CaB </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">0.5</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>2</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">12/5CaB </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">2.4</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>3</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">13/100xx</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">0.13</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>4</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">2cd</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">2</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>5</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">2.34xxx</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">2.34</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>6</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">ff</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:left;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; ">No number found</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; text-align:center; " ><b>7</b></td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:right;border-width: 1px;border-color:#888888; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan=4 style="background:#9CF; padding-left:1em" > [Book1.xls]Sheet2</td></tr></table><br>
</td>
<td style="padding-left:5em;" >
<table border="1" cellpadding="1" style="background:#FFF; border-collapse:collapse;border-width:2px;border-color:#CCCCCC;font-family:Arial,Arial; font-size:10pt" ><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; " >Addr</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; " >Formula</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;background:#9CF; " >[Book1.xls]Sheet2</td></tr><tr><td rowspan=2 style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;text-align:center; " >B1</td><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em; " > =getnumber(A1) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-width:1px;border-color:#000000; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.4em; padding-right:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.25em;; " > Copy down</td></tr></table>
<br></td></tr></table>

Remark: you could use native excel formulas and evaluate the result via a name but a UDF is simpler.
 
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