How do I split these in multiple columns A1 = red;orange;yellow;indigo;blue;dog
I will have the first column as dump and formula on the succeeding columns to split them by semi colon.
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Hi @heyjay
I hope you're well and safe!
Try something like this.
I've added a closing ; to your text, so it looks like this
red;orange;yellow;indigo;blue;dog;
I've also named the example columns as follows.
The one with the text is named Text, and the others are named A, B, C >
- Add the following formula to column A
=LEFT(Text@row, FIND(";", Text@row) - 1)
- Add the following formula to column B and drag the formula across the rest of the columns on the same row.
=LEFT(SUBSTITUTE($Text@row, JOIN($A@row:A@row, ";") + ";", ""), FIND(";", SUBSTITUTE($Text@row, JOIN($A@row:A@row, ";") + ";", "")) - 1)
Did that work/help?
I hope that helps!
Be safe and have a fantastic week!
Best,
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
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Answers
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Hi @heyjay
I hope you're well and safe!
Try something like this.
I've added a closing ; to your text, so it looks like this
red;orange;yellow;indigo;blue;dog;
I've also named the example columns as follows.
The one with the text is named Text, and the others are named A, B, C >
- Add the following formula to column A
=LEFT(Text@row, FIND(";", Text@row) - 1)
- Add the following formula to column B and drag the formula across the rest of the columns on the same row.
=LEFT(SUBSTITUTE($Text@row, JOIN($A@row:A@row, ";") + ";", ""), FIND(";", SUBSTITUTE($Text@row, JOIN($A@row:A@row, ";") + ";", "")) - 1)
Did that work/help?
I hope that helps!
Be safe and have a fantastic week!
Best,
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
✅Did my post(s) help or answer your question or solve your problem? Please support the Community by marking it Insightful/Vote Up or/and as the accepted answer. It will make it easier for others to find a solution or help to answer!
SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
W: www.workbold.com | E:andree@workbold.com | P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35
Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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Thanks Andree, we were also able to solve by using plus sign instead of Join. And the formula is very similar to what you have provided.
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SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
W: www.workbold.com | E:andree@workbold.com | P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35
Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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Hey man, client is a bit demanding.
- Is there a way to eliminate the “;” in columns B-E? So instead of the first example reading “abc;”, could it read “abc”? - Solved this by modifying your formula
=LEFT(SUBSTITUTE($[Group Data]@row, JOIN($[Data 1]@row:[Data 1]@row, ";") + ";", ""), FIND(";", SUBSTITUTE($[Group Data]@row, JOIN($[Data 1]@row:[Data 1]@row, ";") + ";", "")) - 1)
- Also, is there a way for it to still pull the last one if it doesn’t end in “;”? - Since our formula is range, im stuck unfortunately.
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