This function returns the requested number of characters from a text string starting at the position you have specified (on the basis of the specified number of bytes).
MIDB(text,start_num,num_bytes)
This function has the following arguments:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| text | Refers to the text string containing the characters you want to extract. |
| start_num | Refers to the number representing the first character you want to extract in text, with the first character in the text having a value of one (1). If this value is not an integer, the number is truncated. |
| num_bytes | Refers to the number of characters to return from text (in bytes). If this value is not an integer, the number is truncated. |
The text argument can be a string or a formula that returns a string, or a reference to a cell containing that string.
The start_num argument works on the following rule:
The MIDB function counts 2 bytes per character, but this happens only when a DBCS language is set as the default language.
Accepts string data for the text argument, numeric data for the start_num argument, and numeric data for the num_bytes argument. Returns string data.
MIDB("rosy garden", 6, 20) gives the result garden.
This function is available in Spread for Windows Forms 11.0 or later.
