MID returns a specific number of characters from a text string, starting at the position you specify, based on the number of characters you specify.
Syntax
MID(text,start_num,num_chars)
Text is the text string containing the characters you want to extract.
Start_num is the position of the first character you want to extract in text. The first character in text has start_num 1, and so on.
Num_chars specifies the number of characters you want MID to return from text.
Remarks
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If start_num is greater than the length of text, MID returns "" (empty text).
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If start_num is less than the length of text, but start_num plus num_chars exceeds the length of text, MID returns the characters up to the end of text.
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If start_num is less than 1, MID returns the #VALUE! error value.
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If num_chars is negative, MID returns the #VALUE! error value.
Examples
|
Formula |
Description (Result) |
|---|---|
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=MID("Fluid Flow",1,5) |
Five characters from the string, starting at the first character (Fluid) |
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=MID("Fluid Flow",7,20) |
Twenty characters from the string, starting at the seventh (Flow) |
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=MID("Fluid Flow",20,5) |
Because the starting point is greater than the length of the string, empty text is returned () |
