Seperate Text and numbers in Post code

[chriso]

Hi
I have a data sheet and need to get just the area from a post code e.g BS1
1JN I need just the BS in a column. I would use left,2 etc but problem is
some codes such as Birmingham only have 1 letter.

Any ideas please.
Thanks
Chris

 

[pdberger]

Chriso --

What does Birmingham's code look like?

 

[Pete_UK]

I think the maximum is two letters at the beginning of a postcode, so
you could do this:

=IF(AND(MID(A1,2,1)>="0",MID(A1,2,1)<="9"),LEFT(A1,1),LEFT(A1,2))

assuming the postcode is in A1.

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[Pete_UK]

It is "B", as in B15 3SX (where I used to live).

Pete

 

[chriso]

Hi it would be B43 5JJ for instance

Chriso --

What does Birmingham's code look like?

 

[chriso]

Thats brilliant Pete, thanks very much it works great!

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

Here is another possibility...

=LEFT(A1,MIN(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A1&"0123456789"))-1)

Rick

 

[Pete_UK]

You're welcome - thanks for feeding back.

Pete

Thats brilliant Pete, thanks very much it works great!






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