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Need help with formula
I'm trying to take a three digit number i.e. 123 and split it into three pairs; a front pair, a back pair and the outer two numbers form the three pair i.e. 12, 23, 13. I'm having trouble with formula. I tried to copy and past Google Sheets formula
=join(", ",{left(C3,2)&"x","x"&right(C3,2),"x"&left(C3,1)&right(C3,1)}) in Microsoft Excel but I'm getting an error. So what would be the correct formula?
Hi,
You got that error because there is no function in Excel called: JOIN.
Replace this:
=join(", ",{left(C3,2)&"x","x"&right(C3,2),"x"&left(C3,1)&right(C3,1)})With this:
=LEFT(C3,2)&"x,"&" x"&RIGHT(C3,2)&", x"&LEFT(C3,1)&RIGHT(C3,1)
Or this:
=LEFT(C3,2)&", "&RIGHT(C3,2)&", "&LEFT(C3,1)&RIGHT(C3,1)
Hi Alana,
Google Sheets formula not necessary work in Excel, these are different products. Your formula in Excel looks like
=LEFT(C3,2) & "," & RIGHT(C3,2) & "," & LEFT(C3,1) & RIGHT(C3,1)
- Thanks for your help also Sergei
Hi,
You got that error because there is no function in Excel called: JOIN.
Replace this:
=join(", ",{left(C3,2)&"x","x"&right(C3,2),"x"&left(C3,1)&right(C3,1)})With this:
=LEFT(C3,2)&"x,"&" x"&RIGHT(C3,2)&", x"&LEFT(C3,1)&RIGHT(C3,1)
Or this:
=LEFT(C3,2)&", "&RIGHT(C3,2)&", "&LEFT(C3,1)&RIGHT(C3,1)
- Thanks for helping me with formula. It works and giving alternative formula
If I have a three digit number i.e. 098 that begins with number 0 how do I get Excel to display it? The formula works but its displaying the pairs without number zero i.e. 98x, x98, x98
Excel automatically removes leading zeros, so you have to convert that number to text in order to display the zero it in the formula.
You can type an apostrophe (') in front of the number, and Excel will treat it as text.
For example:
'098
NOTE: the apostrophe will be hidden after you exit the cell.
Give it a try.
