Originally Posted by
martindwilson
well first stab
allowing for fact you have a rogue full stop and odd spaces
for last name
=LEFT(D4,FIND(",",D4)-1)
for first name
=TRIM(LEFT(MID(D4,FIND(",",D4)+1,255),FIND(" ",TRIM(MID(D4,FIND(",",D4)+1,255)))))
and for initial
=TRIM(RIGHT(D4,2))
Thanks very much.
Your formula for the middle initial appears to solve the problem I mentioned in reply to Modytrane above.
Thanks to both of you!
-Edit-
Oops may have spoke too soon.
Also breaks off the last two letters of the first name if the name has no middle initial.
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