MacFileman Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Sorry... I am sure this calculation is in the forum somewhere and it's super simple. Sample Text: 123 Main Street, Boston Need the copy to the left of the comma..and then the copy to the right. I think its a LEFT calculation...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, MacFileman said: Need the copy to the left of the comma..and then the copy to the right. The following calculation will return the text before the first comma: Left ( text ; Position ( text ; "," ; 1 ; 1 ) - 1 ) Note that this assumes the given text does contain a comma - otherwise the result will be empty. To extract the text after the first comma, you can use: Right ( text ; Length ( text ) - Position ( text ; "," ; 1 ; 1 ) ) Note that "text after the first comma" includes the space immediately following the comma; if you don't want that, subtract 1 from the calculated position. Alternatively you could start by substituting the comma with a carriage return, then use the GetValue() function to retrieve one of the resulting values. This is often a convenient shortcut - but it's usefulness is limited to specific cases. If you want to be able to parse any text, I recommend getting familiar with the basic method using Left(), Right(), Middle(), Position() and Length() functions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacFileman Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 MY HERO!!!! Worked instantly!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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