vb truncate text

[elderfrog]

How to truncate text in VB? Need to unclutter the map.
ArcGIS mapping environment.
Only want 1st 5 characters of parcel field "Street".

[trystan4861]

'I don't know if you are asking something like this... but...
'In a form put a commandbutton, paste the code and click it
'..............................
Private sub command1_click()
dim TheStart as integer: TheStart=2
dim TheLength as integer: TheLength=3
dim MyString as string: MyString="A long text"
msgbox mid$(MyString,TheStart,TheEnd)
msgbox left$(MyString,TheLength)
msgbox right$(MyString,TheLength)
end sub