Mid$ (string$, offset, characters)  

Definition:

Retrieves a certain number of characters within a string, from a particular position.

Parameter Description:


string$ = any valid string
offset = location within the string to start reading
characters = how many characters to read frm the offset point

Command Description:

Use this command to grab a set of characters from within a string. You can choose WHERE to start in the string, and how many characters to pick. You'll probably use this to 'decode' or 'walk through' a string to get each character out of it for conversion or validation. See the Example.

Example:

name$="Shane Monroe"
For T = 1 To Len(name$)
Print Mid$(name$,t,1)
Next

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