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  1. 04-10-2014, 05:31 AM #1
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    extract letter 3 4 5 from a string

    I have names as follows , 02 and so on , I need on b1 SAL only assuming those names start at a1
    thats extracting 3rd 4th and 5th

    01SALIM
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    Re: extract letter 3 4 5 from a string

    Also a second formula to get SAL from SALIM
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    Re: extract letter 3 4 5 from a string

    Try in B1
    =MID(A1,3,3)
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    Re: extract letter 3 4 5 from a string

    Second formula:

    =left(a1,3)
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    Re: extract letter 3 4 5 from a string

    Yes thanks both of you
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