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Can I split information in a field?
I have a cell that contains this: 00001/ / /29100/ I would like 2 separate numeric cells, one cell that would contain 00001 and the second cell that contains 29100 omitting the slash marks comple...
You could also employ =CHOOSECOLS(TEXTSPLIT(A1,"/"),1,4) if you have a new version of Excel or subscription to Microsoft 365. This formula has the advantage of working even if the strings of digits vary in length. (If the number of slash marks change, you will need to adjust up or down the final digit to reflect that.)
Yes it's possible. For general learning in the future, let me refer you to this page of text functions.
If ALL of your situations are like this one, 00001/ / /29100/, consisting of two string of five digits with slash marks in those same positions, a couple very basic functions to yield just the two strings of five digits, one each in a separate cell, would be (with the starting assumption that the original is in cell A1
=LEFT(A1, 5)
and
=MID(A1,LEN(A1)-5,5) or =LEFT(RIGHT(a1,6),5)
Thankyou!