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 Returns part of a substring from a string (MID$ function); replaces part of
 a string variable with another string (MID$ statement).
 
    MID$(stringexpression$, start% [,length%])
    MID$(stringvariable$, start% [,length%]) = stringexpression$
 
    ■ stringexpression$    Any string expression
 
    ■ start%               Position of the first character
 
    ■ length%              Number of characters in the substring; if omitted,
                           all characters to the right of the start position
                           are returned or replaced
 
    ■ stringvariable$      String variable being modified (MID$ statement)
 
 See Also
    ◄String Operations►