only extract numeric value from alpha numeric cell

[Fam via OfficeKB.com]

Good Morning ...
if I have a cell with alpha numeric value, is there any way to extract only
numeric value out of the cell?
for example:
9 years
22 years
20.5 years
22.17years
22.17 years
can it be just after some formula:
9
22
20.5
22.17
22.17
Any help will be appreciated.
thx

 

[Dave Peterson]

If your data always ends with "years" or " years", you could just select that
column, then

Edit|replace
what: year
with: (leave blank)
replace all

 

[Gary''s Student]

For cells like 1.234 years you want to discard the last 6 characters, use:
=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-6)
For cells like 1.234years you want to discard the last 5 characters, use:
=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-5)

 

[Dave Peterson]

Make sure you include the "S"

Edit|replace
what: years <--- changed
with: (leave blank)
replace all

 

[Fam via OfficeKB.com]

Thanks, it works great
Fam

For cells like 1.234 years you want to discard the last 6 characters, use:
=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-6)
For cells like 1.234years you want to discard the last 5 characters, use:
=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-5)

Good Morning ...
if I have a cell with alpha numeric value, is there any way to extract only

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Any help will be appreciated.
thx

 

[L. Howard Kittle]

Another way.

=--LEFT(F1,FIND(" ",F1))

HTH
Regards,
Howard