Using this barcode to split data into columns (pharmacy related)

[pharmavenger]

Hello everyone!

I'm a pharmacy student working on how to extract numbers from medication QR codes into individualized columns in Excel.

For example, this code[TABLE="width: 370"]
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[TD="class: xl63, width: 370"]010030093552606517201130101040951182110091947809740 needs to put into 3 columns: GTIN, Lot, and Expiry date. GTIN is donated by 01 in front and has a 14 fixed digit. Lot number is denoted by 10 and the digits may vary (its not fixed so that is why we were having trouble). Expiry date is denoted by 17 and its fixed at 6 digits.

I have tried the following code: =LEFT(MID(A1,SEARCH("17",A1)+2,LEN(A1)),FIND("21"-1,MID(A1,SEARCH("17",A1)+2,LEN(A1)))-1)[/TD]
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</tbody>[/TABLE]

This is an screenshot of what I'm working towards: https://paste.pics/0d7ee6a250f7a17721281285a2985621
This is more information on the code: https://paste.pics/7622d1f5f0708387defb889dab03198b

Any advice is helpful. Thank you!!!

 

[sykes]

Is the GTIN always first, and the Exp date always second?

 

[sykes]

If the GTIN's always first, then that one's easy: =MID(A1,3,14)
If the Exp date's always second, then that one's easy: =MID(A1,19,6)

Not at all sure about retrieving the Lot# - bearing in mind that both it, AND the serial number can be up to 20 characters each!
You can use INSTR and INSTRREV etc, but to try and pick them out of a "Random" string will (I think) need a bit more info on any more reliable constants

 

[pharmavenger]

Yes, the order would be GTIN, Expiry, and then LOT number.

 

[pharmavenger]

The GTIN and Exp worked perfectly! Thank you so much.

I'm not sure what INSTR OR INSTERREV are or how to use them.

What more information do you need for the Lot number?

 

[pharmavenger]

If the GTIN's always first, then that one's easy: =MID(A1,3,14)
If the Exp date's always second, then that one's easy: =MID(A1,19,6)

Not at all sure about retrieving the Lot# - bearing in mind that both it, AND the serial number can be up to 20 characters each!
You can use INSTR and INSTRREV etc, but to try and pick them out of a "Random" string will (I think) need a bit more info on any more reliable constants

Yes, the order would be GTIN, Expiry, and then LOT number followed by serial number (but I don't need the serial number)

 

[Fluff]

How about
=LEFT(MID(A1,27,LEN(A1)),FIND("21",MID(A1,27,LEN(A1)))-1)

 

[pharmavenger]

Yes, the order would be GTIN, Expiry, and then LOT number followed by serial number (but I don't need the serial number)

I'm sorry, I would like to correct something, the order of the barcode is GTIN, Serial, Expiry, and then Lot

 

[Rick Rothstein]

Do these formulas do what you want (they are based on the picture you posted in the first link in your first message)...

GTIN: =MID(A2,3,14)

Lot: =MID(A2,LEN(B2)+LEN(C2)+9,7)

Expiry: =MID(A2,19,6)

Note: The above formulas assume your barcode number is in cell A2 and the the GTIN is to be in cell B2, the Lot number is to be in cell C2 and the Expiry is to be in cell D2.

 

[pharmavenger]

Do these formulas do what you want (they are based on the picture you posted in the first link in your first message)...

GTIN: =MID(A2,3,14)

Lot: =MID(A2,LEN(B2)+LEN(C2)+9,7)

Expiry: =MID(A2,19,6)

Note: The above formulas assume your barcode number is in cell A2 and the the GTIN is to be in cell B2, the Lot number is to be in cell C2 and the Expiry is to be in cell D2.

The GTIN formula works perfectly! The Lot and Expiry formulas do not work. A2 will have the barcode number and from there I'm trying to derive the GTIN, LOT, and expiry. The GTIN number comes first (14 characters, its fixed), then serial, expiry (6 characters) and lot. Serial and Lot don't have fixed characters.

This is what I got using those formulas: https://paste.pics/26670cb31094b6f2a62e10c833513ade