Need help creating a formula that will remove a certain string of text.

My use case is:

I need to remove everything within the parentheses and including the parentheses. Is this possible? I just need the name. I feel like the Replace, substitute or mid formula would put me in the right area but not able to figure it out.

Ex: John Doe (123456789)

Best Answer

  • Mark.poole
    Mark.poole Community Champion
    Answer ✓

    @Reginald

    Try this.

    =LEFT([Column Name]@row, FIND("(", [Column Name]@row) - 2)

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