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    Find third Position

    Hello Friends,

    How can i find 3rd position of "M" in find formula.
    e.g.

    A1="ManMenMinMax"

    B1=Find("M",A1)

    above formula shows me 1 result which is first "M" Position indicates
    how do i find third "M" Position???

    Pls suggest me

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    Re: Find third Position

    One to to achieve that is

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    Re: Find third Position

    Hello Mohan Try this in b1
    =FIND("@",SUBSTITUTE(A1,"M","@",3))


    Or You could use nested Find
    =FIND("M",A1,FIND("M",A1,FIND("M",A1)+1)+1)
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