' FB 1.05.0 Win64

Dim s As String  = "panda"
Dim s1 As String = Mid(s, 2)
Dim s2 As String = Left(s, Len(s) - 1)
Dim s3 As String = Mid(s, 2, Len(s) - 2)
Print s
Print s1
Print s2
Print s3
Sleep