Try working with this:

If the text to test is in Cell A1:
B1:=IF(MID(A1,5,1)="A","Yes","No")

Does that point you in the right direction?

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Regards,
Ron


"nastech" wrote:

hi, trying to find way to see if 5th character equals the letter A.
know / tried: len( or right( but item tested may have more than 5
characters. Thanks.