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The String$ function can replicate only 1-char strings, so it seems that you need a loop to duplicate strings that contain 2 or more characters. However, this is a one-liner that does the trick: Click here to copy the following block Function ReplicateString(Source As String, Times As Long) As String   ' build a string of spaces whose length is equal to the number of   ' repetitions, then replace each space with the string to be repeated   ReplicateString = Replace$(Space$(Times), " ", Source) End Function Note, however, that - depending on the length of the string and the number of repetitions - this approach might be slower than an optimized code based on a loop.

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