How to extract URL from Link in Google Sheets using a formula?

Question

I have copied from a website a series of hyperlinks and pasted them in a google sheet. The values show up as linked text, not hyperlink formulas, and are still linked correc

Answer 1

Found an answer that works on Google Groups (by Troy):

1. Publish your spreadsheet (copy the url)
2. Create a new spreadsheet and use IMPORTXML function (replace the url with the url you get in step 1)
3. You will get the data - you can then copy and paste the values where you need them
4. Unpublish the spreadsheet (if you do not want it public)

Could be done by Script, but I have no time now. :)