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Extraction from srting

RajatRehria
8 - Asteroid
‎09-20-2023 04:55 AM

Hi guys, i want to extract first 4 words from a column using formula tool, kindly help. Thanks.

 

Input:

ABC Investment fund Ltd.

XYZ Corporate fund private LLC

Gold Mine fund (New) pvt. Ltd

 

Desired output:

ABC Investment fund

XYZ Corporate fund

Gold Mine fund

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DataNath
17 - Castor
17 - Castor
‎09-20-2023 05:14 AM

Hey @RajatRehria, there's a bunch of ways to do this - here's a few I can think of immediately:

 

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Parse first 3 words.yxmd
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RajatRehria
8 - Asteroid
‎09-20-2023 05:47 AM

Many thanks @DataNath for the solutions

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