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Apr 27, 2018

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Remove text between two characters multiple times

I have a column that has a text string with various lengths. What I'm trying to do is remove text that starts with "|" and ends with ";". The text between those two characters is always going to be 3...

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Haytham Amairah

Apr 27, 2018

Hi Chris,

Please try this very long formula:

=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "))),", "),", ","",(LEN(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "))),", "))-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "))),", "),", ","")))/2)

And find it in the attached file.

Regards

Extract text between two characters multiple times.xlsx9 KB

Haytham Amairah

Silver Contributor

Apr 27, 2018

Hi Chris,

I can give you an easy and fairly good solution away from the VBA, which can complete the task by 99%.

This is done by using the Find and Replace tool.

Select all the targeted cells

Press Ctrl+H to open the Find and Replace tool
In Find what box, type: |*;
In Replace with box, type: , (Comma and space), and then press Replace All

This result will show as follows:

Announcements, Personal Information, Personnel Statistical Reporting,

But you can use this formula to remove the last comma and space from the string.

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,", ","",(LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,", ","")))/2)

Hope that helps

Haytham

SquiggleArt
Copper Contributor
Jun 10, 2025
I literally created an account, simply to come on, 7 years later, hoping the OP sees this.
That is one of the most beautiful excel formulas I have ever seen.
I thought I've come up with some impressive 12 deep nested ifs and vlookups...
I stand back in awe of a master.
Johan777
Copper Contributor
Oct 31, 2021
I have a similar question.
I need to replace e.g. the following in Word: <em>people</em> where the word ‘people’ must be changed to ‘people’ in italics. The word ‘people’ can be any word or words between between <em> and </em>.
How do I do that please?
Magdiel Crisan
Copper Contributor
Feb 14, 2020
Gorgeous solution thank you Haytham Amairah

Chris Langham

Copper Contributor

Apr 27, 2018

It has to be a formula. I can't use the Find and Replace dialog box. Thanks.

Haytham Amairah

Silver Contributor

Apr 27, 2018

Hi Chris,

Please try this very long formula:

=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),MID(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),SEARCH("|",SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", ")),LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", "))),", "),SEARCH(";",SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,MID(LEFT(A1,SEARCH(";",A1)),SEARCH("|",A1),LEN(A1)),", 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And find it in the attached file.

Regards

Extract text between two characters multiple times.xlsx9 KB

muratosma
Copper Contributor
Sep 10, 2020
Like this easier. 🙂

Turkish:
=METİNBİRLEŞTİR(", ";1;EĞERHATA(İNDİS(KIRP(PARÇAAL(YERİNEKOY("|"&YERİNEKOY($A$1;";";"|");"|";YİNELE(" ";255));SATIR($1:$6)*255;255));SATIR(A1:A3)*2-1);""))

English:
=TEXTJOIN(", ";1;IFERROR(INDEX(TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE("|"&SUBSTITUTE($A$1;";";"|");"|";REPT(" ";255));ROW($1:$6)*255;255));ROW(A1:A3)*2-1);""))