1 > Booking 5546935512 adfafasjfahf 2 > PONU022439-0 tonnes of instant full cream milk powder with 28 percent butter fat. 3 > cont TTNU942301-1 full cream milk with 28 percent butter fat.
i want to pull specific string like from line 1 nos 5508556545 (it can be anywhere) from line 2 PONU022439-0 (It can be anywhere) format first four alphabet , six numbers, hyphen and number from line 3 TTNU942301-1 (It can be anywhere) format first four alphabet , six numbers, hyphen and number I treid using instr function.. Also can we use wild cards with instr function Thanks in advance -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our Facebook Group @ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=287779555678 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> HELP US GROW !! We reach over 6,800 subscribers worldwide and receive many nice notes about the learning and support from the group.Let friends and co-workers know they can subscribe to group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros/subscribe To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.