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Hi there,



I’m looking for some help!


I have a formula in a cell that basically creates an automatic Project ID.


For this Project ID I use two fields:





  • A list of teams, which is formatted like “B – Brand” or “PM – Product Marketing”


  • Autonumber Field




I’m now using the following formula:


LEFT({Requesting Team:},2 ) & "-" & Autonumber



This formula is great, except for the fact that I am sometimes left with spaces:


The first Brand project becomes B -1


I would like for that to be B-1 (minus the space)



Any tips on how to achieve this?


Can I use LEN 2 unless the second character is a space, and then use LEN 1?



Thanks in advance!

Instead of setting 2 on LEFT, find the - position with FIND().

@Elias_Gomez_Sainz Thank you!


I got it in a better shape, but I’m still trying to figure out how to remove the space:



LEFT({Requesting Team:},FIND("–",{Column:})) & Autonumber



I could rename my Column entries from “B – Brand” to “B–Brand”, but I would love to keep the spaces in and just filter them out of the formula.

@Elias_Gomez_Sainz Thank you!


I got it in a better shape, but I’m still trying to figure out how to remove the space:



LEFT({Requesting Team:},FIND("–",{Column:})) & Autonumber



I could rename my Column entries from “B – Brand” to “B–Brand”, but I would love to keep the spaces in and just filter them out of the formula.


Oh yes, I didn’t realize that. Just find " -" (space + hyphen).

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