VBA – Get First Number & Then Text & Following Number – Excel Macro

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This Excel Macro will transform the text data placed in column A and Break it down into 3 Columns.

Data Format Required:
15654 Text goes Here 16 2 6 1595
1 Different Text 1 6
number (space) text of any lenght (space) number (space) other characters

Output will return:

  1. First column: full first number
  2. Second column: full text string in the middle of surrounded numbers
  3. Third Column: first full number after text
Sub BreakTextNum()
lr = ActiveSheet.Cells(ActiveSheet.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
    For Each cell In Range("a1:a" & lr)

    'grab teh number
    num = Left(cell, InStr(cell, " ") - 1)

    'grab teh text
        For i = 1 To Len(cell)
            Dim currentCharacter As String
            currentCharacter = Mid(cell, InStr(cell, " ") + i, 1)
            If IsNumeric(currentCharacter) = True Then
                GetPositionOfFirstNumericCharacter = i
                Exit For
            End If
        Next i

    txt = Mid(cell, InStr(cell, " ") + 1, i - 2)
    'grab teh after number
    lasti = i + InStr(cell, " ") - 2
    anum = Mid(cell, lasti + 2, InStr(lasti + 2, cell, " ") - lasti - 2)

    Cells(cell.Row, 2) = num
    Cells(cell.Row, 3) = txt
    Cells(cell.Row, 4) = anum

    Next cell

End Sub

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