This function returns the requested number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify.
MID(text,start_num,num_chars)
This function has these arguments:
Argument | Description |
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text | Text string containing the characters you want to extract |
start_num | Number representing the first character you want to extract in text, with the first character in the text having a value of one (1); if not an integer, the number is truncated |
num_chars | Number of characters to return from text; if not an integer, the number is truncated |
The text argument can be a string, a formula that returns a string, or a reference to a cell containing a string. The start_num argument has these rules
Accepts string data for the text argument, numeric data for the start_num argument, and numeric data for the num_chars argument. Returns string data.
MID(B17,5,8)
MID(""wind surfing"", 6, 20) gives the result surfing