Need to trim various prefixed that are in ALL CAPS off of text in a column

funguy

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We have song titles in a column that have ALL CAPS prefixes that we use internally to identify the writer/origin of the song. For example:

RSCAT TR Let The Sun Shine In
RSC GHT Night Runner
RD FGH Midnight Mountain


I need to trim the ALL CAPS gibberish off of the front of the titles , leaving simple "Let The Sun Shine In" etc

I have this formula (below) for trimming around a common cluster of characters. Could I play off of this somehow and trim ALL CAPS characters from the Beginning? Any help is much appreciated

=TRIM(LEFT(N2,FIND(" -by- ",N2)-2))
 

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A
B
1
RSCAT TR Let The Sun Shine In​
Let The Sun Shine In​
2
RSC GHT Night Runner​
Night Runner​
3
RD FGH Midnight Mountain​
Midnight Mountain​

Array Formula in B1 copied down
=MID(A1,MIN(IFERROR(FIND(CHAR(ROW(INDIRECT("97:122"))),A1),""))-1,LEN(A1))

confirmed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter, not just Enter

M.
 
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Oh awesome , thank you much. But what do you mean by "confirmed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter, not just Enter" ?
 
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Oh awesome , thank you much. But what do you mean by "confirmed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter, not just Enter" ?

You need to confirm the formula with Ctrl+Shift+Enter simultaneously because it's an array formula.
(keep pressed both Ctrl and Shift keys and hit Enter)

Take a look at
Array Formulas

M.
 
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