Intermediate track

String Functions for Messy Data | Decoding VBA

Trim, split, and normalize text fields before validation or export.

Goal

Clean inconsistent codes and descriptions imported from upstream systems.

Example

Option Explicit

Function ParseFirstToken(ByVal text As String) As String
    Dim parts() As String
    parts = Split(Trim(text), " ")
    If UBound(parts) >= 0 Then
        ParseFirstToken = parts(0)
    End If
End Function

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Collect user input with a simple UserForm.

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