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MID$
Field of Application Function returning a specified part of a string.
Syntax MID$(,[,])
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is the original string.
is the start position in the original string.
[,] is the number of characters to be returned (optional).
Remarks is the original string from which a specified part is to be returned.
specifies which character position in the original string is to be the
1
first character in the part to be returned.
restricts the number of characters to be returned. This information
2
is optional. If omitted, all characters from the start position specified by
to the end of the string will be returned.
1
If the value of is less than or equal to zero, then error condition 44
1
(parameter out of range) will occur.
If the value of is less than zero, then error condition 44 (parameter
2
out of range) will occur.
If the value of exceeds the length of the original string, an empty
1
string will be returned, but no error condition will occur.
If the value of does not exceed the length of the original string, but
1
the sum of and exceeds the length of the original string, the
1 2
remainder of the original string will be returned.
Examples 10 A$=MID$("INTERMEC PRINTERS",6,3)
20 PRINT A$
RUN
MEC
10 A$="INTERMEC PRINTERS"
20 B%=10
30 C%=7
40 D$=MID$(A$,B%,C%)
50 PRINT D$
RUN
PRINTER
yields:
yields:
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