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Friday, August 17, 2012

Homework: Can you extract dates from text?

Homework: Can you extract dates from text?:
So who is up for a challenge? Can you use only formulas and extract dates buried inside text?

Your mission, if you choose to accept it,

  1. Download this file.
  2. In column C, write a formula such that you can extract the date in column B
  3. If you succeed, post your solution here as a comment.
  4. If you fail, drink some coffee, start afresh.
Extract Dates from text using formulas
What are you waiting for? Start extracting!

Need some help?

If you want some clues, check out below links:

Want more challenges? We got’em too

You better have access to lots of coffee or something strong, cause it going to get tough.
PS: If you feel like cheating, here is a solution.

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