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termsig

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Hello,

I'm trying split the cell into multiple data sets however i have some difficulties to get some of them pulling correctly.

[TABLE="width: 483"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="width: 483"]Data sets is looking like below and it's divided from each information by "|" and each data set might have different number of characters. INFO1|INFO2|INFO3|INFO4|INFO5 [/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

I did manage to get the 1,2,3 split out from string however i have difficulties for 4 and 5.

INFO2
=MID(A1, SEARCH("|",A5) + 1, SEARCH("|",A5,SEARCH("|",A5)+1) - SEARCH("|",A5) - 1)
INFO3
=MID(A5, FIND("|",A5, SEARCH("|",A5)+1)+1, SEARCH("|",A5,SEARCH("|",A5)-1) )

Anyone can help how i can get 4 and 5 sorted as for some reason nothing is working correctly.

Thanks T.
 

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Move date out one month or year
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You can do that with Text to Columns.
On page 2 select Other & enter | in the box
 
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You can do that with Text to Columns.
On page 2 select Other & enter | in the box

i know that it's possible and it's probably the easiest way to do it however i'm trying remove the additional process where people who will use spreadsheet would need to this every time therefore the way with the function instead.
 
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Generic solution is here:

https://exceljet.net/formula/split-text-with-delimiter

Example:


Book1
ABCDEF
1FirstSecondThirdFourthFifth
2INFO1|INFO2|INFO3|INFO4|INFO5INFO1INFO2INFO3INFO4INFO5
3WIDE|BOY|DIXON|RULESMYWORLDWIDEBOYDIXONRULESMYWORLD
41|2|3333333|44|5123333333445
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A2,"|",REPT(" ",LEN($A2))),1,LEN($A2)))
C2=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A2,"|",REPT(" ",LEN($A2))),LEN($A2)+1,LEN($A2)))
D2=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A2,"|",REPT(" ",LEN($A2))),2*LEN($A2)+1,LEN($A2)))
E2=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A2,"|",REPT(" ",LEN($A2))),3*LEN($A2)+1,LEN($A2)))
F2=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A2,"|",REPT(" ",LEN($A2))),4*LEN($A2)+1,LEN($A2)))


WBD
 
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Hi,


Book1
ABCDEFG
1INFO1|INFO2|INFO3|INFO4|INFO5INFO1INFO2INFO3INFO4INFO5
2INFO1|someOTHERinfo|YetMoreINFO3|evenMore 4|Hopefully last one-INFO5|Nope, this is Last INFOINFO1someOTHERinfoYetMoreINFO3evenMore 4Hopefully last one-INFO5Nope, this is Last INFO
Sheet177
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B1=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A1,"|",REPT(" ",300)),COLUMNS($B1:B1)*300-299,300))


B1 formula copied down and across as far as needed.
 
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