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So I have this string in Excel: MS15-077[3077657]

and I just want to take the first part, MS15-077 to use to compare against other strings. Is there a way to just take the first 8 characters of the cell contents and set that as a variable?

Thanks!

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  • Mid(s,1,8) should work Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 20:54
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    Yes - use Left$(Range("A1").Value, 8) in VBA or =LEFT(A1,8) as a formula. Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 20:55
  • possible duplicate of How to get a particular part of a String Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 22:16

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You are looking for Mid:

If s = "MS15-077[3077657]"

Then Mid(s,1,8) = "MS15-077"

Or, as Rory pointed out, Left works as well and is specifically tailored for extracting substrings which appear on the left of the original string.

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