[RESOLVED] Extracting part of a string

[BubbleLife]

Hi all,

How do you extract part of a string? I.e.

[code]
Dim LongString as string
Dim ShortString as String

LongString = "iounfdhvg9oi35ih7ns98ohf9h0p8hef"

<Code to take the long string, and select the first 5 characters of it>

ShortString = <Newly snipped string>

MsgBox ShortString

(In message box)
iounf


Any ideas?

[paralinx]

The first 5 characters? Then use this.

Dim LongString as string
Dim ShortString as String
 
LongString = "iounfdhvg9oi35ih7ns98ohf9h0p8hef"
 
ShortString = Mid(LongString, 1, 5)
 
MsgBox ShortString

[BubbleLife]

Ahh! Great, thank you

[paralinx]

No problem, and so you know how to use the Mid function later on:

string = Mid([B]string to be used[/B], [B]starting length in the string[/B], [B]length to end at[/B])

[BubbleLife]

Oh? Great! I'll add it to my commands referances file. Thanks again!