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Get Text String From Another Using Wildcards...

Is there a simple excel formula which will extract a text string from another text string.

The text string to be extracted will usually start in the middle of a text string (but may be the first or last part of the string).

The text string always begins with at least the same 3+ characters.


If / when this can be done, it would be useful to also control the number of words being extracted starting from the start of the text string being extracted, that is rather than use a wild card (*) to take all characters from the end of the text string.

Kind regards


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