Have 4 Letters field Like ABCD but just need AC how can do it?
how can a just select the positon AC or AD ?
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try left (text , number of characters) & Mid ( text, start_position, number_of_characters )
to get AC
Left ( ABCD, 1) & Mid ( ABCD, 3,1)
To get AD
Left ( ABCD, 1) & Mid ( ABCD, 4,1)
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In other words, ...for the text you provide, what do you want the result to be?
The position of a "A" wold be:
Instr(YourString,"A")
...will return: 1
Instr(YourString,"D")
...Will return 4