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MID$(stringexpression$,start%[,length%])
 
    ■ stringexpression$   The string from which the substring is to be
                          extracted. This can be any string expression.
    ■ start%              The character position in stringexpression$
                          where the substring starts.
    ■ length%             The number of characters to extract. This can
                          be omitted if you want all the characters to the
                          right of start%.
 
    ■ The arguments start% and length% must be numeric expressions between
      1 and 32,767, inclusive.
 
Returns
    A substring of stringexpression$.
 
See Also    ◄MID$ Statement►   ◄LEFT$►   ◄RIGHT$►   ◄LEN►