Replace first hyphen in a cell

[Huber57]

All:

I have searched the posts and on Google but I can't find the answer.

I have a cell:

Kemet - ECJ-1238FG47KGCH1

I want to replace only the first hyphen in the cell with a | so I can use
Text to Columns.

Is there a better way?

Thanks much.

 

[Joel]

Why can't you just use Text - to column and select OTHER and put in the OTHER
box the dash?

 

[Eduardo]

Hi,
you don't need to replace the Hyphen to use text to columns just go to text
to columns,delimited, others

but if you want to replace it do

CTRL H
find what Hyphen, replace with

if this helps please click yes, thanks

 

[Commish]

All:

I have searched the posts and on Google but I can't find the answer.

I have a cell:

Kemet - ECJ-1238FG47KGCH1

I want to replace only the first hyphen in the cell with a | so I can use
Text to Columns.

Is there a better way?

Thanks much.

Have you tried the SUBSTITUTE function?

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","X",1)

Assuming the text string that you posted above is in cell A1, and you
want to replace the hypen with an X, that will work.

 

[Huber57]

I could but then it would split the example below into three cells. I only
want two cells.

Make sense?

 

[Bob Umlas]

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","|",1)

 

[Huber57]

As I re-read my first post, I don't think i was clear.

I have a column of cells. In that column, there is a manf. name and manf.
part number separated by a hyphen. I would like to split them out using text
to columns. Unfortunately, the manf. number could also have a hyphen. My
thought was to replace the hyphen that divides the two with another character
I know is not in the manf part number.

Does that help?

 

[Jacob Skaria]

With your data in cell A1 try the below to remove the first hyphen

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","",1)

If this post helps click Yes

 

[Huber57]

Perfect. Thanks much!

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"-","|",1)