String parsing

Hi,

I'm much of a newbie when it comes to vb string parsing. Can some tell me how can I extract a certain number of characters from a string and store the remaining string somewhere else?

What functions do I use?

Thanks.

Use the Mid Function!

Eg

dim MainStr as string

dim NewString as string

MainStr = "Hi, This is a string!"

NewString = mid(MainStr, 5,3) 'returns 3 chrs from position 4

'NewString now = "thi"

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If you want only the piece you didn't copy then you'll have to use left() and right() to grab the parts:

NewString = left(MainStr,4) & right(MainStr,(len(MainStr) - 4 - 3) 'assuming you don't know the length of the MainStr, other wise you can skip the len(MainStr) bit and just specify the right portion

NewString = "Hi, s is a string"