BeginnerText Functions
Pull a state code out of a territory with RIGHT
Take the trailing two-letter state abbreviation off the end of a territory code.
RIGHT
4 min10 points
Check code length with LEN
The situation
Harbor Supply's product codes should always be exactly nine characters. A recent import added some malformed rows, and you need to spot them.
A1
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| Row number | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Product code | Length | |||
| 2 | HSC-04182 | ||||
| 3 | HSC-1190 | ||||
| 4 | HSC-77213 | ||||
| 5 | HSC-0043 | ||||
| 6 |
Functions in this exercise
- LEN — Counts the characters in a text value, spaces included. Syntax and example
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