How to extract last number from text string in Excel?
Supposing, you have a list of text strings which mixed with texts and numbers, now, you need to extract the last set of numbers as following screenshot shown. How could you handle this job in Excel?
Extract last numbers from text strings with VBA code
Extract last numbers from text strings with VBA code
To quickly extract the last set of numbers from text strings, you can apply the following VBA code. Please do as this:
1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. Click Insert > Module, then copy and paste the following code in the Module Window.
VBA code: Extract last numbers from text strings:
Sub GetLastDigits()
'Updateby Extendoffice
Dim xRg As Range
Dim xCell As Range
Dim xRegEx As Object
Dim xRetList As Object
Dim xAddress As String
On Error Resume Next
xAddress = ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Address
Set xRg = Application.InputBox("Please select the range:", "Kutools for Excel", xAddress, , , , , 8)
If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
If xRg.Columns.Count > 1 Then
MsgBox "Only one column can be available", vbInformation, "Kutools for Excel"
Exit Sub
End If
Set xRegEx = CreateObject("VBSCRIPT.REGEXP")
With xRegEx
.MultiLine = False
.Global = True
.IgnoreCase = True
.Pattern = "(\d+)"
End With
For Each xCell In xRg
Set xRetList = xRegEx.Execute(xCell.Value)
If xRetList.Count > 0 Then
If Left(xRetList(xRetList.Count - 1), 1) = 0 Then
xCell.Offset(0, 1) = Right(xRetList(xRetList.Count - 1), Len(xRetList(xRetList.Count - 1)) - 1)
Else
xCell.Offset(0, 1) = xRetList(xRetList.Count - 1)
End If
End If
Next
End Sub
3. Then press F5 key to run this code, and a prompt box is appeared to remind you to select the data range that you want to use, see screenshot:
4. And then click OK button, and the last set of numbers have been extracted from each text strings into the adjacent column cells, see screenshot:
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