How to use Excel MID() but counting from Right
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How to use Excel MID() but counting from Right
Requirement: To extract the first 6 characters of the number . For example, if you have a text string as per below where the number in the end always is 12 characters long. But the rest of the string can vary in length. A formula is required that extract the first 6 characters of the number in the end, so the result should be 060519.
40647-Access-Kim the kid-060519210519
=MID(A1;FIND(CHAR(1);SUBSTITUTE(A1;"-";CHAR(1);3))+1;6)
=LEFT(RIGHT(A1,12),6)
Obtained from the OzGrid Help Forum.
Solution provided by Desavu and Niraj.
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