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MID
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This function returns the requested number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify.

Syntax

MID(text,start_num,num_chars)

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument Description
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

Data Types

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.

Examples

MID(B17,5,8)

MID(""wind surfing"", 6, 20) gives the result surfing

Version Available

This function is available in product version 1.0 or later.

See Also

LEFT | RIGHT | Text Functions