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== if match substr ==
my cells have unit in them... some MB , some KB, I want the mall to be a single unit so I can remove the uni and do math on it.
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("* MB",A1)),"dog","")


* [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/convert-numbers-to-different-number-systems-HA010010313.aspx Convert numbers to different number systems]
resources:
* http://www.techrepublic.com/article/using-excels-find-and-mid-to-extract-a-substring-when-you-dont-know-the-start-point/1033368
* http://www.techrepublic.com/article/save-time-by-using-excels-left-right-and-mid-string-functions/1033367
 
=LEFT(J3,LEN(J3)-(LEN(J3)-FIND(" ",J3)))

Revision as of 20:15, 23 August 2011

if match substr

my cells have unit in them... some MB , some KB, I want the mall to be a single unit so I can remove the uni and do math on it.

=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("* MB",A1)),"dog","")

resources:

=LEFT(J3,LEN(J3)-(LEN(J3)-FIND(" ",J3)))