DefStr S DefInt I string1 = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" substring = "klm" Dim Achar As String * 1 Istart = 6 Ilength = 10 Achar = "c" ' starting from n characters in and of m length; Print Mid$(string1, Istart, Ilength) ' starting from n characters in, up to the end of the string; Print Mid$(string1, Istart) Print Right$(string1, Len(string1) - Istart + 1) ' whole string minus the last character; Print Left$(string1, Len(string1) - 1) Print Mid$(string1, 1, Len(string1) - 1) ' starting from a known character within the string and of m length; Print Mid$(string1, InStr(string1, Achar), Ilength) ' starting from a known substring within the string and of m length. Print Mid$(string1, InStr(string1, substring), Ilength) End