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dianaelena85
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extracting string

Hi!

I have an issue extracting parts of a string in a more complicated situation where I cannot split by delimiter.

The initial table as well as the final desired output are shown below. Please note that before the ":" delimiter between the name of the organisation and the corresponding country there may be several commas. Also, the name of the country may include a comma e.g. "Korea, Republic of". This is really giving me headaches... Thanks in advance for any tips.

 

 

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parry2k
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@dianaelena85 can you share sample data in excel so that I can get you the solution.



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Hi! 

Thanks in advance for any help @parry2k ! Here's a sample xlsx file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GBtxsl_FEnB4rZ01hIBWVoDt8EVkSwaV/view?usp=sharing

 

Cheers,
Diana

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