String Functions in VBA

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String Repeating Functions¶

1. string(12, “*”) can only repeat character

2. space(12) 12 spaces

Substring Functions¶

1. left

2. right

3. mid

4. InStr([start], string, substring, [compare]), 0 is returned is not found

5. InstrRev

String Manipulation¶

1. ltrim

2. rtrim

3. trim

4. lcase

5. ucase

6. replace

7. strconv

Special Characters¶

1. vbcrlf

2. vbcr

3. vblf

Conversion¶

1. val