Dim convert() As String = {"a", "b", "c", "d"}
Dim i As Integer
Dim number As String = ""
Dim number1 As String = ""
For i = 0 To convert.Length - 1
number &= convert(i)
number = number.Replace("b", "zz")
Next
Dim numb As String = String.Empty
For j As Integer = 1 To number.Length
If (j Mod 2 = 0) Then
numb = numb & Mid(number, j, 1)
End If
Next
MsgBox(numb)