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08-21-08, 21:55

Databaseman Databaseman is offline

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text-to-column fixed width

I have data as per below

*** ABC
** DEF
* GHI

HOw can i use text to columns to split this so i have ABC in one column DEF in another column and GHI in another column

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08-23-08, 12:57

weejas

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What do the asterisks represent?
If the required element of the data is always the last three characters, use

Code:

RIGHT(Cell, 3)

in the destination column.

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