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MID (Magic xpa 4.x)
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 Extracts a specified number of characters (a substring) from an Alpha string. 
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 Syntax: 
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 MID(string,start,length) 
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 Parameters: 
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 string: Input Alpha string  start : Number representing the starting position of the substring within the string. length: Number of characters to be extracted; i.e., length of substring. 
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 Example: 
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 MID('John',3,2) returns 'hn' 
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 See also: 
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 Left, Right 
The Online and Rich Client Samples projects (program ST09 and RST09) 
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