Remote Processing CAMBASIC - Manual (Page 110)

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MID$
String Function
SYNTAX: n$ = MID$( m $, p[, q])
PURPOSE: To return the requested part of a given string.
REMARK S: The function returns a string of length q c h ar a c te r s f r om m$ beginning with the pth character. If q is
equal to zero, or p is greater than the length of m$, then M ID$ returns a null string.
If q is omitted, then a string from position p to the end of m$ is returned.
RELATED: LEF T$, LEN , RIG HT$, INSTR, MID$ Statement
EXAMPLE: 10 A$ = "ABCDEFG"
20 PRINT MID$(A$,5,2)
RUN
EF
ERROR: < Illegal argument> – if p or q is out of range
< Illegal argument> – if p = 0
< Data negative> – for p or q