Mid

concerns

You can use the Mid function to copy a substring from the passed value.

 

Syntax

Mid(Value, Start [, Length])

Return value

Type

Description

String

The copied part of the string

Parameter

Use

Name

Type

Passing

Description

Required

Value

String

ByVal

Text

Required

Start

Long

ByVal

Position >= 1

Optional

Length

Long

ByVal

Number of characters.

The Start parameter specifies from which position the string should be copied out of Value. If Start is greater than the value passed in, an empty string is returned.

Without specifying Length, all characters are returned from start to end of the passed Value. By specifying Length, you can define the number of characters to return.