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Identifying Characters in Text Strings

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    Identifying Characters in Text Strings

    Hi,

    I am trying to identify particular characters in a certain position in a text string in a cell.

    i.e. look for a J or F in the 9th position of a text string and return Y or N

    I have used =IF(MID(A2,9,1)="J","found","not found") to find 1 character, but am wondering how to look for 2 in the one position? How can I combine the 2 IFs in one formula?

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    Re: Identifying Characters in Text Strings

    Try =IF(OR(MID(A2,9,1)="J",MID(A2,9,1)="F"),"found","not found")

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    Re: Identifying Characters in Text Strings

    Thanks, worked fist time. Now I see where the OR fits.


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    Re: Identifying Characters in Text Strings

    you can shorten that a bit
    =IF(OR(MID(A2,9,1)={"J","F"}),"found","not found")
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