MID

TextExcel 2007

A run of characters from the middle of a string.

Syntax

MID(text, start_num, num_chars)

Arguments

text: The string.
start_num: Position of the first character (1-based).
num_chars: How many characters to return.

Examples

=MID("DL-05-2019-1234567", 4, 2)

→ 05 — The RTO code.

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