work around the 255 character limit in the left() formula

jts2004

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if I have 400 characters in a cell for example a bunch of random letters (ANDGHJSK....) I want the first 300 so =left() is the right formula but it maxes out on 255 before giving an error on 256. any non macro workarounds?
 

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Hi,

255 is only the Column Width limit for display purposes only, the actual "character" limit within a single cell is 32,767
So I don't think that's where your problem lies...
 
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