[mso] Re: Excel- First Last ---> Last, First

  • From: Cherie <msogroup@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 06:04:50 -0500

I copy/pasted the whole thing into notepad...took the wrap out and then 
copy/pasted it into excel...

I am still NOT getting the first name to show up

in cell A1 I have

John Smith

in cell B1 I paste your formula

after the paste, I hit enter and in cell B1, it reads

Smith,

(Smith comma)

I'm using Excel 2002 and here is a snapshot of what is happening
http://www.cbsites.com/misc/formula.jpg

C


At 11/7/2004, Jerome Deyle said:
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 >Cherie,
 >When this message came back to me from the group, the last term of the
 >formula is wrapped.
 >Here's the last term, in case you need to reconstruct.
 >
 >(SEARCH(" ",A1)-1)))
 >
 >HTH
 >Jerome
 >
 >> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 7:38 PM
 >> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 >> Subject: [mso] Re: Excel- First Last ---> Last, First
 >>
 >>
 >> Is word wrap clipping the end of the formula?
 >> It works fine on my machine :)
 >>
 >> Here it is again, just in case.
 >>
 >> =CONCATENATE(RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1)),", ",LEFT(A1,(SEARCH("
 >> ",A1)-1)))
 >>
 >> Jerome
 >>
 >> > Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 7:18 PM
 >> > To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 >> > Subject: [mso] Re: Excel- First Last ---> Last, First
 >> >
 >> >
 >> > When I paste your formula in ..I get
 >> >
 >> > from John Smith
 >> >
 >> > to
 >> >
 >> > Smith,
 >> >
 >> > we are almost there..what is missing?? How do I pick up the first name?
 >> > thanks
 >> > C
 >> >
 >> > At 11/7/2004, Jerome Deyle said:
 >> > ----------------------Begin Quote------------------------
 >> >  >I would add a column to display the "reformatted" names.
 >> >  >assuming your list starts in cell A1.
 >> >  >Insert this formula in B1 (the new column):
 >> >  >
 >> >  >=CONCATENATE(RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-SEARCH(" ",A1)),", ",LEFT(A1,(SEARCH("
 >> >  >",A1)-1)))
 >> >  >
 >> >  >"John Smith" in cell A1 is displayed as "Smith, John" in cell B1
 >> >  >
 >> >  >Jerome
 >
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