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Noah_S
Copper Contributor
Jul 30, 2021

Extracting a number before a word or phrase between parentheses

I am giving you 2 examples of the data that I need to extract info from.

 

example 1:

FINISH SIZE AFTER EB: 12.909" X 21.750". (3) PART NEST, CREATES (3) 700644-09. FINISH SIZE: 3.803" X 21.750".

example 2:

FULL SHEET (2) PART NEST: CREATES (1) 700644-02 & (1) 700644-0

 

I need to extract the first 3 that is between parentheses in example 1 and the 2 that is between parentheses in example 2.

As you can see the number will fall before the word/phrase "PART NEST".

 

Thanks in advanced for any help that you can offer.

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  • Noah_S's avatar
    Noah_S
    Copper Contributor
    GOT IT.
    =IFERROR(MID(J9,FIND("(",J9)+1,FIND(")",J9)-FIND("(",J9)-1),0)
    LETS SEE IF IT FAILS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA.
    • SergeiBaklan's avatar
      SergeiBaklan
      Diamond Contributor

      Noah_S 

      As variant

      =LET(
        str, J9,
        right, LEFT(str,FIND(")",str)-1),
        IFERROR(--RIGHT(right,LEN(right) - FIND("(", right)), 0)
      )

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