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Chapter 2:  ColdFusion Functions
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Mid
Returns count characters from string beginning at start position.
See also 
Left
Len
, and 
Right
.
Syntax
Mid(
string, start, count)
string
Any string.
start
Starting position for count.
count
Number of characters being returned.
Examples
<!---  This example shows the use of Mid --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Mid Example
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
<H3>Mid Example</H3>
<CFIF IsDefined("Form.MyText")>
<!--- if len is 0, then err --->
<CFIF Len(FORM.myText) is not 0>
<CFIF Len(FORM.myText) LTE FORM.RemoveChars>
<P>Your string <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.myText#</cFOUTPUT>
only has <CFOUTPUT>#Len(FORM.myText)#</cFOUTPUT>
characters.  You cannot output the <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.removeChars#
  </CFOUTPUT>
middle characters of this string because it is not long enough
<CFELSE>
<P>Your original string: <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.myText#</CFOUTPUT>
<P>Your changed string, showing only the
   <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.removeChars#</CFOUTPUT> middle characters:
<CFOUTPUT>#Mid(Form.myText, FORM.removeChars, 
 Form.countChars)#</CFOUTPUT>
</CFIF>
...