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< h1 > MID/MIDB Function< / h1 >
< p > The < b > MID/MIDB< / b > function is one of the text and data functions. Is used to extract the characters from the specified string starting from any position. The < b > MID< / b > function is intended for languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), while < b > MIDB< / b > - for languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS) like Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.< / p >
< p > The < b > MID/MIDB< / b > function syntax is:< / p >
< p style = "text-indent: 150px;" > < b > < em > MID(string, start-pos, number-chars)< / em > < / b > < / p >
< p style = "text-indent: 150px;" > < b > < em > MIDB(string, start-pos, number-chars)< / em > < / b > < / p >
< p > < em > where< / em > < / p >
< p style = "text-indent: 50px;" > < b > < em > string< / em > < / b > is a string you need to extract the characters from.< / p >
< p style = "text-indent: 50px;" > < b > < em > start-pos< / em > < / b > is a position you need to start extracting from.< / p >
< p style = "text-indent: 50px;" > < b > < em > number-chars< / em > < / b > is a number of the characters you need to extract.< / p >
< p > The data can be entered manually or included into the cells you make reference to.< / p >
< p > To apply the < b > MID/MIDB< / b > function,< / p >
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< li > select the cell where you wish to display the result,< / li >
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< li > click the < b > Insert function< / b > < img alt = "Insert function icon" src = "../images/insertfunction.png" / > icon situated at the top toolbar,
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< br / > or right-click within a selected cell and select the < b > Insert Function< / b > option from the menu,
< br / > or click the < img alt = "Function icon" src = "../images/function.png" / > icon situated at the formula bar,
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< li > select the < b > Text and data< / b > function group from the list,< / li >
< li > click the < b > MID/MIDB< / b > function,< / li >
< li > enter the required arguments separating them by comma,< / li >
< li > press the < b > Enter< / b > button.< / li >
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< p > The result will be displayed in the selected cell.< / p >
< p style = "text-indent: 150px;" > < img alt = "MID/MIDB Function" src = "../images/mid.png" / > < / p >
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