I deal with VINS all the time. Example,
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3FA6P0G73HR402900. i need to parse that out and bring in position 5,6,7,8 and 10 into a new cell, preceded by "VIN".
I usually just enter ="VIN"&Mid(A1,5,4)&MiD(A1,10,1), to give me VINP0G7H.
(The VIN isnt always in column A . . . but it will be...