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Why doesn't this function should extract nth word from cell?

This code is supposed to extract out the nth word from a text string, but I am not getting the expected result.

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Function Get_Word(text_string As String, nth_word) As String
Dim lWordCount As Long
With Application.WorksheetFunction
lWordCount = Len(text_string) - Len(.Substitute(text_string, " ", "")) + 1
If IsNumeric(nth_word) Then
nth_word = nth_word - 1
Get_Word = Mid(Mid(Mid(.Substitute(text_string, " ", "^", nth_word), 1, 256), _
.Find("^", .Substitute(text_string, " ", "^", nth_word)), 256), 2, _
.Find(" ", Mid(Mid(.Substitute(text_string, " ", "^", nth_word), 1, 256), _
.Find("^", .Substitute(text_string, " ", "^", nth_word)), 256)) - 2)
ElseIf nth_word = "First" Then
Get_Word = Left(text_string, .Find(" ", text_string) - 1)
ElseIf nth_word = "Last" Then
Get_Word = Mid(.Substitute(text_string, " ", "^", Len(text_string) - _
Len(.Substitute(text_string, " ", ""))), .Find("^", .Substitute(text_string, " ", "^", _
Len(text_string) - Len(.Substitute(text_string, " ", "")))) + 1, 256)
End If
End With
End Function

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Wayne Taylor (webtubbs)

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Wayne Taylor (webtubbs)

To handle "First" and "Last", use this...

Function Get_Nth_Word(text_string As String, nth_word As Variant) As String

    Select Case nth_word
        Case "First"
            Get_Nth_Word = Split(text_string, " ")(0)
        Case "Last"
            Get_Nth_Word = Split(text_string, " ")(UBound(Split(text_string, " ")))
        Case Else
            Get_Nth_Word = Split(text_string, " ")(nth_word - 1)
    End Select
    
End Function

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Alex Campbell

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Wow, great, thanks great solution

Alex Campbell

ASKER

Nth solution works well for me.