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Description

Just a little snip of code that lets you trim a specified number of characters from either side of a string.

More Info

Inputs are (in order):

data to trim from,

number of characters from left side,

number of characters from right side

The new string, w/o trimmed characters

Submitted On
By	RyMon
Level	Beginner
User Rating	4.7 (14 globes from 3 users)
Compatibility	VB 3.0, VB 4.0 (16-bit), VB 4.0 (32-bit), VB 5.0, VB 6.0, VB Script, ASP (Active Server Pages)
Category	String Manipulation
World	Visual Basic
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Source Code

Function trim_data(data As String, from_left As Integer, from_right As Integer) As String
  'If you try to trim to much, returns an empty string
  If Len(data) <= from_left + from_right Then
    trim_data = ""
  'If not, trim text from sides and return
  Else
    trim_data = Mid(data, from_left + 1, Len(data) - from_left - from_right)
  End If
End Function