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<h1 id="hd_id3143268" dir="auto">Mid Function, Mid Statement</h1>
<p id="par_id3148473" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Returns the specified portion of a string expression (<span class="emph">Mid function</span>), or replaces the portion of a string expression with another string (<span class="emph">Mid statement</span>).</p>
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Mid (Text As String, Start As Long [, Length As Long]) or Mid (Text As String, Start As Long , Length As Long, Text As String)
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<p id="par_id3149295" class="paragraph" dir="auto">String (only by Function)</p>
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<p id="par_id3148664" class="paragraph" dir="auto"> <span class="emph">Text:</span> Any string expression that you want to modify.</p>
<p id="par_id3150359" class="paragraph" dir="auto"> <span class="emph">Start: </span>Numeric expression that indicates the character position within the string where the string portion that you want to replace or to return begins. The minimum allowed value is 1. The maximum allowed value is 2,147,483,648.</p>
<p id="par_id3148451" class="paragraph" dir="auto"> <span class="emph">Length:</span> Numeric expression that returns the number of characters that you want to replace or return. The maximum allowed value is 2,147,483,648.</p>
<p id="par_id3125864" class="paragraph" dir="auto">If the Length parameter in the <span class="emph">Mid function</span> is omitted, all characters in the string expression from the start position to the end of the string are returned.</p>
<p id="par_id3144762" class="paragraph" dir="auto">If the Length parameter in the <span class="emph">Mid statement</span> is less than the length of the text that you want to replace, the text is reduced to the specified length.</p>
<p id="par_id3150769" class="paragraph" dir="auto"> <span class="emph">Text:</span> The string to replace the string expression (<span class="emph">Mid statement</span>).</p>
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Sub ExampleUSDate
Dim sInput As String
Dim sUS_date As String
sInput = InputBox("Please input a date in the international format 'YYYY-MM-DD'")
sUS_date = Mid(sInput, 6, 2)
sUS_date = sUS_date & "/"
sUS_date = sUS_date & Right(sInput, 2)
sUS_date = sUS_date & "/"
sUS_date = sUS_date & Left(sInput, 4)
MsgBox sUS_date
End Sub
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