Looking for a way to determine if the 3rd character in a cell is a
space.  (Dealing with mailing lists; trying to isolate values which
are first initial-period- "space" last name.
Thank you for your thoughts.
Rick

Hi Rick,

This may help you.

=IF(MID(E26,3,1)=" ","Y","N")

HTH
Regards,
Howard

"Rick" <rickyhalding@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Looking for a way to determine if the 3rd character in a cell is a
> space.  (Dealing with mailing lists; trying to isolate values which
> are first initial-period- "space" last name.
> Thank you for your thoughts.
> Rick 

Try this:

=3DIF(MID(A1,3,1)=3D" ","Yes","No")

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Dec 21, 7:06=A0pm, Rick <rickyhald...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looking for a way to determine if the 3rd character in a cell is a
> space. =A0(Dealing with mailing lists; trying to isolate values which
> are first initial-period- "space" last name.
> Thank you for your thoughts.
> Rick

Hi Rick

See if this can help:

=If(Mid(A1,3,1)=" ","Space","No Space")

Regards,
Per

"Rick" <rickyhalding@gmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen 
news:c1ec1b82-8ddb-4613-8d64-832de1e51bf8@d10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
> Looking for a way to determine if the 3rd character in a cell is a
> space.  (Dealing with mailing lists; trying to isolate values which
> are first initial-period- "space" last name.
> Thank you for your thoughts.
> Rick 

This will return either TRUE or FALSE:

=MID(A1,3,1)=CHAR(32)

CHAR(32) is the standard space character.

-- 
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Rick" <rickyhalding@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Looking for a way to determine if the 3rd character in a cell is a
> space.  (Dealing with mailing lists; trying to isolate values which
> are first initial-period- "space" last name.
> Thank you for your thoughts.
> Rick 

On Dec 21, 1:18=A0pm, "Per Jessen" <per.jes...@mail.dk> wrote:
> Hi Rick
>
> See if this can help:
>
> =3DIf(Mid(A1,3,1)=3D" ","Space","No Space")
>
> Regards,
> Per
>
> "Rick" <rickyhald...@gmail.com> skrev i meddelelsennews:c1ec1b82-8ddb-461=
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>
>
> > Looking for a way to determine if the 3rd character in a cell is a
> > space. =A0(Dealing with mailing lists; trying to isolate values which
> > are first initial-period- "space" last name.
> > Thank you for your thoughts.
> > Rick- Hide quoted text -
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Ya'll are great!
Rick