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How to parse everything to the left of "_"

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cyberbob2

cyberbob2

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Nov 13, 2003
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Hi all,

I have a string, "1234_testfile.doc". Can someone please show me how to parse out everything to the left of the "_"? This number will grow so this would be the best solution.

Thanks in advance,
KP
 
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Couple different ways to do this. One is to use Left and InStr to get the value, and the other is to Split:

Code: 
Dim filevalue

filevalue = Left(filename, InStr(filename, "_") + 1)
and
Code: 
Dim filevalue

filevalue = Split(filename, "_")(0)

Lee
 
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My first suggestion has an error in it. The plus sign (+) should be a minus sign (-).

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