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Find string that matches a pattern (Instr?)
Thanks! Exactly what I needed.- wes252
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- Forum: Microsoft: Access Modules (VBA Coding)
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Find string that matches a pattern (Instr?)
I have a string that can be up to 240 characters long and can contain many dashes and in any position. I want to find and extract the string that matches the pattern of “?-####-?” or “?-###-?” For example, in the data below I want to extract C-8539-C from the the 1st line and F-818-A in the...- wes252
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- Forum: Microsoft: Access Modules (VBA Coding)
