Approach Excel VBA User-Defined Function
In Excel VBA we can define functions to resolve the problem statement. An implementation is given below for the same.
Step 1. Open Excel.
Step 2. Type any alphanumeric string in cell “B5” (e.g. geeksId345768).
Step 3. Write below VBA code in the module:
Function onlyText(rg As Range) As String
Dim ipVal As String
Dim opValue As String
- Initialize variable
ipVal = rg.Value
- Iterate the input string
For i = 1 To Len(ipVal)
- Check the character is Numeric or not
If Not IsNumeric(Mid(ipVal, i, 1)) Then
opValue = opValue & Mid(ipVal, i, 1)
End If
Next
- Return output
onlyText = opValue
End Function
Step 4. Save your Excel file as “Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook” [*.xlsm]
Step 5. Type the function name “=onlyText(B5)” in cell “C5”.
Macro remove all numeric character from cell “B5” and return to cell “C5”.
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