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J-Griff
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Oct 10, 2019
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Help with a formula to sort dimensions?

Hello,   I am trying to determine which excel formula would be the best to create a spread sheet that will automatically input the dimensions for lumber into a given cell. The excerpt below shows t...
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    Twifoo
    Oct 10, 2019

    Hi J-Griff,

    In the attached file, the formula for Thick in B2 is: 

    =LEFT($E2,
    FIND("x",$E2)-1)

    Moreover, the formula for Width in C2 is: 

    =MID($E2,
    FIND("x",$E2)+1,
    FIND("-",$E2)-FIND("x",$E2)-1)

    Finally, the formula for Length in D2 is: 

    =MID($E2,
    FIND("-",$E2)+1,
    FIND(" ",$E2)-FIND("-",$E2)-1)

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Twifoo
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Oct 10, 2019

J-Griff 

In the attached version of your file, I wrapped all formulas with IFERROR. Given your explanation, I found it operose to ascertain the apposite formula. Nonetheless, I unearthed this formula in F7 for you: 

=IFERROR(MID($F7,FIND("-",$F7)+1,
LOOKUP(10,--MID($F7,ROW($A$1:INDEX($A:$A,LEN($F7))),1),
ROW($A$1:INDEX($A:$A,LEN($F7))))-FIND("-",$F7)),"")

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J-Griff
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Oct 11, 2019

Twifoo Thank you for all your help. I was able to build upon your first set of formulas to achieve my desired result. By adding a another column and applying the formula, =SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(G7,"X ","X"),"- ","-") to the Grade/Description column, I was able to eliminate the formatting discrepancies which allowed your original formulas to work perfectly. Thanks again for all your help! I would not have been able to figure it out without you! 

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    Twifoo
    Silver Contributor
    Oct 11, 2019
    The pleasure is mine.

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