Thread: MID function from right to left

The MID function works from left to right so picking the first three characters of a string is easy enough, but I need to pick the LAST three characters of a series of strings with variable length.

Is it possible to do this?

NSV

Try using RIGHT instead of MID


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> The MID function works from left to right so picking the first three
> characters of a string is easy enough, but I need to pick the LAST
> three characters of a series of strings with variable length.
>
> Is it possible to do this?
>
> NSV
>
>
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For example in B1 write :-

=RIGHT(A1,3)

i hope that helps.

GARY

"Gary" <gaurav_ss@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Try using RIGHT instead of MID
>
>
> "nsv" <nsv.2but6q_1154423407.0734@excelforum-nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> The MID function works from left to right so picking the first three
>> characters of a string is easy enough, but I need to pick the LAST
>> three characters of a series of strings with variable length.
>>
>> Is it possible to do this?
>>
>> NSV
>>
>>
>> --
>> nsv
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> nsv's Profile:
>> http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500
>> View this thread:
>> http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=566959
>>
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>

But if for some reason you insist on using MID:
=MID(A1,LEN(A1)-2,3)

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

"Gary" <gaurav_ss@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eNEPjzUtGHA.644@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| For example in B1 write :-
|
| =RIGHT(A1,3)
|
| i hope that helps.
|
| GARY
|
| "Gary" <gaurav_ss@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| news:unaEDvUtGHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| > Try using RIGHT instead of MID
| >
| >
| > "nsv" <nsv.2but6q_1154423407.0734@excelforum-nospam.com> wrote in message
| > news:nsv.2but6q_1154423407.0734@excelforum-nospam.com...
| >>
| >> The MID function works from left to right so picking the first three
| >> characters of a string is easy enough, but I need to pick the LAST
| >> three characters of a series of strings with variable length.
| >>
| >> Is it possible to do this?
| >>
| >> NSV
| >>
| >>
| >> --
| >> nsv
| >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
| >> nsv's Profile:
| >> http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26500
| >> View this thread:
| >> http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=566959
| >>
| >
| >
|
|