If I understand your question:

=IF(MID(A1,6,2)="40","perform operation","don't perform")
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RD

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HI MEMBERS,

I need help to use if function with wild card. i want
to get the value of 40(5th character) out of 32/2540-25 if i used wild
card(?/*) with logical test eg

A1=32/??40* it shows invalid argument.

32/2540-25 is our cost job number and 40 character is for loacation.

32/2520-25 is our cost job number and 20 character is for loacation.
how can i use wild card with if logical function.


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