title: VB2010 Extract specific characters out of array string
body: <p>Is there a way to specify which characters I want to pull out of an array string?
  This is not, code below, the forum just didn't like it as text.</p>
  
  <pre><code>For example:  abc1234blahblah  and I want to point from the left, characters [4-7] 
  Character 4 = "1"
  Character 5 = "2"
  Character 6 = "3"
  Character 7 = "4"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Then I'd like to put those into a string: "1234"</p>
  
  <p>True application I'm working on, a filepath has the first directory always start with the project number, so I want to pull the job number and put it into a textbox in VB 2010.
  Example: Q:\2456_customer_name....\file.xls
  I want to be able to again point to the numbers, but if I know that the main directory will always start with the job number, then I should be able to just point to characters [4-7] and put it in a string.  I think I know the concept, but don't know VB well enough to put it together.</p>
  
  <p>Any help would be much appreciated.  </p>