SUBSTITUTE function

vmjan02

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I have this data, and the functions in row 9 to 13 is not giving me the correct result as required, Actual results are in column E, can any one help to fix it.
I am trying for past 3 hrs but not able to fix it. any help will be great. Need to fix the formula in column D



Book2
ABCDEF
1Short nameLT \minus 3Final ShotNameActual Result
2707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/1/611707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/1/6Correct output
3117-00_ESKNRD00OL3-GPON-1/1/16/11613117-00_ESKNRD00OL3-GPON-1/1/13/1Correct output
4707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/1/711707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/1/7Correct output
5414-00_KYBRDN00OL1-GPON-1/1/19/11916414-00_KYBRDN00OL1-GPON-1/1/16/1Correct output
6241-00_RABGKH00OL1-GPON-1/1/19/21916241-00_RABGKH00OL1-GPON-1/1/16/2Correct output
7213-00_MSLMKH00OL8-GPON-1/1/5/555213-00_MSLMKH00OL8-GPON-1/1/5/5Correct output
8707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/3/633707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/3/6Correct output
9429-00_RNUNDN00OL8-GPON-1/1/14/141411429-00_RNUNDN00OL8-GPON-1/1/11/11429-00_RNUNDN00OL8-GPON-1/1/11/14In this cases formula is not working correctly, need to be fixed
10405-00_NAZITB00OLE-GPON-1/1/14/141411405-00_NAZITB00OLE-GPON-1/1/11/11405-00_NAZITB00OLE-GPON-1/1/11/14
11231-00_SHBRKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/14/141411231-00_SHBRKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/11/11231-00_SHBRKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/11/14
12701-00_KMISRRACOL1-GPON-1/1/14/141411701-00_KMISRRACOL1-GPON-1/1/11/11701-00_KMISRRACOL1-GPON-1/1/11/14
13213-00_MSLMKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/14/141411213-00_MSLMKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/11/11213-00_MSLMKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/11/14
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
C2:C8C2=IF(B2>12,B2-3,B2)
D2:D13D2=SUBSTITUTE(A2, MID(A2, FIND("/", A2, FIND("/", A2) + 1) + 1, FIND("/", A2, FIND("/", A2, FIND("/", A2) + 1) + 1) - FIND("/", A2, FIND("/", A2) + 1) - 1), C2)
 

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ABCD
1Short nameLT \minus 3Final ShotName
2707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/1/611707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/1/6
3117-00_ESKNRD00OL3-GPON-1/1/16/11613117-00_ESKNRD00OL3-GPON-1/1/13/1
4707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/1/711707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/1/7
5414-00_KYBRDN00OL1-GPON-1/1/19/11916414-00_KYBRDN00OL1-GPON-1/1/16/1
6241-00_RABGKH00OL1-GPON-1/1/19/21916241-00_RABGKH00OL1-GPON-1/1/16/2
7213-00_MSLMKH00OL8-GPON-1/1/5/555213-00_MSLMKH00OL8-GPON-1/1/5/5
8707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/3/633707-00_BYSHJZ00OL0-GPON-1/1/3/6
9429-00_RNUNDN00OL8-GPON-1/1/14/141411429-00_RNUNDN00OL8-GPON-1/1/11/14
10405-00_NAZITB00OLE-GPON-1/1/14/141411405-00_NAZITB00OLE-GPON-1/1/11/14
11231-00_SHBRKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/14/141411231-00_SHBRKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/11/14
12701-00_KMISRRACOL1-GPON-1/1/14/141411701-00_KMISRRACOL1-GPON-1/1/11/14
13213-00_MSLMKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/14/141411213-00_MSLMKH00OL6-GPON-1/1/11/14
Data
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
C2:C8C2=IF(B2>12,B2-3,B2)
D2:D13D2=REPLACE(A2,FIND("/"&B2,A2),LEN(C2)+1,"/"&C2)
 
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@Fluff
Thanks Man you are a life saver, save around 12 hrs to manual time. thanks a ton.
 
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You're welcome & thanks for the feedback.
 
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