◄Contents► ◄Index► ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The MID$ function returns part of a string (a substring). The MID$ statement replaces part of a string variable with another string. MID$(stringexpression$,start%[,length%]) MID$(stringvariable$,start%[,length%])=stringexpression$ ■ stringexpression$ The string from which the MID$ function returns a substring, or the replacement string used by the MID$ statement. It can be any string expression. ■ start% The position of the first character in the substring being returned or replaced. ■ length% The number of characters in the substring. If the length is omitted, MID$ returns or replaces all characters to the right of the start position. ■ stringvariable$ The string variable being modified by the MID$ statement. Example: a$ = "Where is Paris?" PRINT MID$(a$, 10, 5) 'Output is: Paris Text$ = "Paris, France" PRINT Text$ 'Output is: Paris, France MID$(Text$, 8) = "Texas " PRINT Text$ 'Output is: Paris, Texas See Also ◄LEFT$, RIGHT$► ◄LEN► ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── © Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1987-1992. All rights reserved. Converted from qbasic.hlp with DosHelp/HelpConvert