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<h1 id="mid-statement">Mid Statement</h1>
<p>Replaces a specified number of characters in a Variant (String) variable with characters from another string.</p>
<h2 id="syntax">Syntax</h2>
<pre><code class="language-vbnet">Mid(stringvar, start[, length]) = string</code></pre>
<ul>
<li><code>stringvar</code>: Required. Name of string variable to modify</li>
<li><code>start</code>: Required. Character position where replacement begins (1-based)</li>
<li><code>length</code>: Optional. Number of characters to replace. If omitted, uses entire length of <code>string</code></li>
<li><code>string</code>: Required. String expression used as replacement</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="remarks">Remarks</h2>
<ul>
<li>The number of characters replaced is always less than or equal to the number of characters in <code>stringvar</code></li>
<li>If <code>start</code> is greater than the length of <code>stringvar</code>, <code>stringvar</code> is unchanged</li>
<li>If <code>length</code> is omitted, all characters from <code>start</code> to the end of the string are replaced</li>
<li><code>Mid</code> statement replaces characters in-place; it does not change the length of the original string</li>
<li>If replacement string is longer than <code>length</code>, only <code>length</code> characters are used</li>
<li>If replacement string is shorter than <code>length</code>, only available characters are replaced</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<pre><code class="language-vbnet">Dim s As String
s = "Hello World"
Mid(s, 7, 5) = "VB6!!" ' s becomes "Hello VB6!!"
s = "ABCDEFGH"
Mid(s, 3) = "123" ' s becomes "AB123FGH"
s = "Test"
Mid(s, 2, 2) = "XX" ' s becomes "TXXt"</code></pre>
<h2 id="reference">Reference</h2>
<p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/language/reference/user-interface-help/mid-statement">Mid Statement - Microsoft Docs</a></p>
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