Get Part of Cell

I was thinking along the line of an @right formula for formulas
instead of text.




On Nov 6, 3:47*pm, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:
To start with, you don't need =+ at the start of your formula. *Just = will
do.

You've already been told the answer to your question by Joel. *If A2
contains =[Forecast.xls]June!$A$47+300 and you want to return 300 in another
cell, the formula will be =A2-[Forecast.xls]June!$A$47
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David Biddulph

"snax500" wrote in message

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On Nov 6, 3:16 pm, snax500 wrote:



I don't want the difference. I want a formula to pull out the 150 so I
can use it in another part of my file.

On Nov 6, 2:58 pm, Joel wrote:

Another example is if I had a cell with this formula - A1...

=+[Forecast.xls]June!$A$47+300

and in another cell -A2 - I have a formula that looks up cell A1 and
gives me just the +300 of the formula.

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Thanks John but it is a corporate form that can not be changed. I am
stuck with it the way it is

='[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200

If anyone else has any other ideas I would appreciate it, like find
the "+" and give me everything to the right of it.

Thanks




On Nov 6, 3:56*pm, John C johnc@stateofdenial wrote:
I don't understand why the solutions given do not work for you? This number
you are adding is static. Why do you need a formula to tell you a static
number for other cells?
I guess the only reason I can think of is that at times, this number will
change, and you want all other references to still remain the same.
I recommend the following in that case:
A1: ='[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+$A$2
A2: 3200 *.... or if you prefer =3200
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** John C **



"snax500" wrote:
In cell A1, I have 100. In cell A2, I have +A1+150 or 250. I need a
formula for cell A3 that points to cell A2 and gives me just the +150
part of the formula so that A3=150.

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Then the formula you have been given by David and by Joel works just fine.
Say, for example, that your formula is in A1, then
=A1-'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23
should work just fine.
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** John C **

"snax500" wrote:

Thanks John but it is a corporate form that can not be changed. I am
stuck with it the way it is

='[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200

If anyone else has any other ideas I would appreciate it, like find
the "+" and give me everything to the right of it.

Thanks




On Nov 6, 3:56 pm, John C johnc@stateofdenial wrote:
I don't understand why the solutions given do not work for you? This number
you are adding is static. Why do you need a formula to tell you a static
number for other cells?
I guess the only reason I can think of is that at times, this number will
change, and you want all other references to still remain the same.
I recommend the following in that case:
A1: ='[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+$A$2
A2: 3200 .... or if you prefer =3200
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** John C **



"snax500" wrote:
In cell A1, I have 100. In cell A2, I have +A1+150 or 250. I need a
formula for cell A3 that points to cell A2 and gives me just the +150
part of the formula so that A3=150.

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On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:03:46 -0800 (PST), snax500
wrote:

Thanks John but it is a corporate form that can not be changed. I am
stuck with it the way it is

='[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200

If anyone else has any other ideas I would appreciate it, like find
the "+" and give me everything to the right of it.

Thanks

Perhaps if you give some real examples where you tried the attempted solutions,
and show us your original data; how you implemented the recommended solution;
the actual result and the desired result, some one could figure out a proper
solution.

But what you've been repeating has not made clear why the recommended solutions
won't work.

--ron

I have that formual in each month for this years actuals, this years
budget, last years actuals or 12*3 or 36 cells. It just would be
easier if I could of had an @right formual and copied it accross.


On Nov 6, 4:15*pm, Ron Rosenfeld wrote:
On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:03:46 -0800 (PST), snax500
wrote:

Thanks John but it is a corporate form that can not be changed. I am
stuck with it the way it is

='[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200

If anyone else has any other ideas I would appreciate it, like find
the "+" and give me everything to the right of it.

Thanks

Perhaps if you give some real examples where you tried the attempted solutions,
and show us your original data; how you implemented the recommended solution;
the actual result and the desired result, some one could figure out a proper
solution.

But what you've been repeating has not made clear why the recommended solutions
won't work.

--ron

On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:27:39 -0800 (PST), snax500
wrote:

I have that formual in each month for this years actuals, this years
budget, last years actuals or 12*3 or 36 cells. It just would be
easier if I could of had an @right formual and copied it accross.


Perhaps if you give some real examples where you tried the attempted solutions,
and show us your original data; how you implemented the recommended solution;
the actual result and the desired result, some one could figure out a proper
solution.

But what you've been repeating has not made clear why the recommended solutions
won't work.
--ron

Ok Try this :

=MID(C3,FIND("+",C3,FIND("!",C3)),99)

here i have taken the cell where the data
(=+'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200) is given.

now what i have done is first find "!" mark and then fine "+" sign after
that....this formula will extract "+3200"

--
Kind Regards,
Satti Charvak
Only an Excel Enthusiast
Noida, India


"snax500" wrote:

Ok, here is another example, I have the following example, in cell
A1...


=+'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200

in cell A2, I want a formula to read A1 and give me just the +3200.
Cell A2 will equal +3200.

Thanks



On Nov 6, 3:34 pm, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:
If you want a formula to give you 150, the formula is =150
--
David Biddulph

"snax500" wrote in message

...
I don't want the difference. I want a formula to pull out the 150 so I
can use it in another part of my file.

On Nov 6, 2:58 pm, Joel wrote:



=A2-A1

"snax500" wrote:
In cell A1, I have 100. In cell A2, I have +A1+150 or 250. I need a
formula for cell A3 that points to cell A2 and gives me just the +150
part of the formula so that A3=150.

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I think you'll find, Satti, that your formula will work if C3 contains a
text string, but not if C3 contains a formula.
--
David Biddulph

"Satti Charvak" wrote in message
...
Ok Try this :

=MID(C3,FIND("+",C3,FIND("!",C3)),99)

here i have taken the cell where the data
(=+'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200) is given.

now what i have done is first find "!" mark and then fine "+" sign after
that....this formula will extract "+3200"

--
Kind Regards,
Satti Charvak
Only an Excel Enthusiast
Noida, India


"snax500" wrote:

Ok, here is another example, I have the following example, in cell
A1...


=+'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200

in cell A2, I want a formula to read A1 and give me just the +3200.
Cell A2 will equal +3200.

Thanks



On Nov 6, 3:34 pm, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:
If you want a formula to give you 150, the formula is =150
--
David Biddulph

"snax500" wrote in message

...
I don't want the difference. I want a formula to pull out the 150 so I
can use it in another part of my file.

On Nov 6, 2:58 pm, Joel wrote:



=A2-A1

"snax500" wrote:
In cell A1, I have 100. In cell A2, I have +A1+150 or 250. I need a
formula for cell A3 that points to cell A2 and gives me just the
+150
part of the formula so that A3=150.

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Well, if the OP is still interested, he could search the groups to find the
information for UDF GETFORMULA, and then using Satti's formula, it would be:
=--SUBSTITUTE(MID(getformula(A10),FIND("!",getformula (A10),FIND("=",getformula(A10))),99),"+","")
This would give the numeric equivalent after the + sign. Of course, if there
are multiple plus signs, or if the formula doesn't refer to a separate WB, or
if the OP doesn't have the UDF on every computer that will be using the file,
then it will fail, but hey, it's what the OP wanted, right?
I don't understand why the other extremely simple formulas won't work, but
this is the answer to the OP's question.
--
** John C **

"David Biddulph" wrote:

I think you'll find, Satti, that your formula will work if C3 contains a
text string, but not if C3 contains a formula.
--
David Biddulph

"Satti Charvak" wrote in message
...
Ok Try this :

=MID(C3,FIND("+",C3,FIND("!",C3)),99)

here i have taken the cell where the data
(=+'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200) is given.

now what i have done is first find "!" mark and then fine "+" sign after
that....this formula will extract "+3200"

--
Kind Regards,
Satti Charvak
Only an Excel Enthusiast
Noida, India


"snax500" wrote:

Ok, here is another example, I have the following example, in cell
A1...


=+'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200

in cell A2, I want a formula to read A1 and give me just the +3200.
Cell A2 will equal +3200.

Thanks



On Nov 6, 3:34 pm, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:
If you want a formula to give you 150, the formula is =150
--
David Biddulph

"snax500" wrote in message

...
I don't want the difference. I want a formula to pull out the 150 so I
can use it in another part of my file.

On Nov 6, 2:58 pm, Joel wrote:



=A2-A1

"snax500" wrote:
In cell A1, I have 100. In cell A2, I have +A1+150 or 250. I need a
formula for cell A3 that points to cell A2 and gives me just the
+150
part of the formula so that A3=150.

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Whoops, should have been:
I had different sample data, but the premise is the same. I think the OP has
abandoned this thread, so, not gonna sweat it any more.
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** John C **

"John C" wrote:

Well, if the OP is still interested, he could search the groups to find the
information for UDF GETFORMULA, and then using Satti's formula, it would be:
=--SUBSTITUTE(MID(getformula(A10),FIND("!",getformula (A10),FIND("=",getformula(A10))),99),"+","")
This would give the numeric equivalent after the + sign. Of course, if there
are multiple plus signs, or if the formula doesn't refer to a separate WB, or
if the OP doesn't have the UDF on every computer that will be using the file,
then it will fail, but hey, it's what the OP wanted, right?
I don't understand why the other extremely simple formulas won't work, but
this is the answer to the OP's question.
--
** John C **

"David Biddulph" wrote:

I think you'll find, Satti, that your formula will work if C3 contains a
text string, but not if C3 contains a formula.
--
David Biddulph

"Satti Charvak" wrote in message
...
Ok Try this :

=MID(C3,FIND("+",C3,FIND("!",C3)),99)

here i have taken the cell where the data
(=+'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200) is given.

now what i have done is first find "!" mark and then fine "+" sign after
that....this formula will extract "+3200"

--
Kind Regards,
Satti Charvak
Only an Excel Enthusiast
Noida, India


"snax500" wrote:

Ok, here is another example, I have the following example, in cell
A1...


=+'[Forecast.xls]June'!$CU$23+3200

in cell A2, I want a formula to read A1 and give me just the +3200.
Cell A2 will equal +3200.

Thanks



On Nov 6, 3:34 pm, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:
If you want a formula to give you 150, the formula is =150
--
David Biddulph

"snax500" wrote in message

...
I don't want the difference. I want a formula to pull out the 150 so I
can use it in another part of my file.

On Nov 6, 2:58 pm, Joel wrote:



=A2-A1

"snax500" wrote:
In cell A1, I have 100. In cell A2, I have +A1+150 or 250. I need a
formula for cell A3 that points to cell A2 and gives me just the
+150
part of the formula so that A3=150.

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