Split text into different columns from the right

Question

I have a string of alpha-numeric text that is in one cell of Excel, using v2016. the text is similar to:

ECN 6120 012 MMR 12195 201481

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Answer 1

You could use a UDF to do this.

In VBE, create a new module and drop this code in:

Function strtok(strIn As String, strDelim As String, intToken As Integer) As String
   strtok = Split(strIn, strDelim)(intToken - 1)
End Function

You can use this on your sheet then by using formula:

=strtok(A1, " ", 4) 

To get the 4th word in that cell.

Answer 2

With data in A1, in B1 enter:

=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE($A1," ",REPT(" ",999)),COLUMNS($A:A)*999-998,999))

and copy across: