Hi Natron, I hope this will help you.
=MID(A1,FIND("*",SUBSTITUTE(A1," ","*",1),1),LEN(A1)) Regards Prince On Monday, November 19, 2012 9:42:53 PM UTC+5:30, Natron wrote: > > I have a string such as the following two examples and want a formula to > grab the last two words. > > The following formula works for me but I'm looking for other ways to do > the same. > =MID(A1,FIND("-Date",A1)+6,LEN(A1)) > > Any help would be appreciated > > Cell A1 contains: > Reporting Period: Month-To-Date November 2012 > Reporting Period: Month-To-Date April 2012 > > Formula in cell B1 should produce: > November 2012 > April 2012 > > Thank you! > -- Join official Facebook page of this forum @ https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel FORUM RULES 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get quick attention or may not be answered. 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and members are not responsible for any loss. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros?hl=en.