VBA: Parse preceding numbers from string -


i need parse 2 substrings string starts numeric text followed alpha-numeric text. strings can vary bit, not much. below examples of incoming format , strings need:

"00 10 50 information bidders"   ==> "00 10 50", "information bidders" "001050 information bidders"     ==> "001050", "information bidders"     "00 10 50 - information bidders" ==> "00 10 50", "information bidders" "001050 -- information bidders"  ==> "001050", "information bidders" 

i hoping half dozen lines of vba, code turning loop i'm testing every character in string see changeover numeric-only non-numeric, parsing string based on changeover location. not big deal, messier hoping for. there vba functions eliminate need iterate through each string character?

well, question poor, don't state if want done in word, excel etc...

i've assumed excel. so, either want, or give start! reads value in column , spits results out column b.

sub formatmeplease()  dim row integer row = 1  while (true)      if range("a" & row).value = ""         exit     end if      dim originalvalue string     originalvalue = range("a" & row).value     originalvalue = replace(originalvalue, chr(34), "") 'chr(34) double quote     originalvalue = replace(originalvalue, "-", "") 'be gone oh evil dash     originalvalue = replace(originalvalue, "  ", " ") 'double white space? never! single white space more enough      dim result string      result = chr(34)     = 1 len(originalvalue)      dim currentcharacter string     currentcharacter = mid(originalvalue, i, 1)      if (isnumeric(currentcharacter) or currentcharacter = " ")         result = result + currentcharacter     else         result = left(result, - 1)         result = result & chr(34) & ", " & chr(34)         result = result & mid(originalvalue, i)         exit                 end if      next      result = result & chr(34)      range("b" & row).value = result      row = row + 1  loop  end sub 

screen shot using excel:

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