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Default Function to return Character Position of Xth character within a string

Hi All,

I have a CSV data extract that I am trying to automatically seperate using a
formula -each string contains about 10 pieces of data each seperated by a
comma

I am trying to find / build a function that can return the character
position within the string of the Xth comma - I also need to be able to
specify whether it looks for the xth comma from the front or the back of the
string.

I am currently achieving this by using multiple Mid and SEARCH functions but
the formulas end up enormous and are hard to maintain.

Any help would be really appreciated

Ta

Andi





 
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