Re: How to use last 10 characters of a 12 char field in Forms?
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:28:09 -0700
Message-ID: <1066800501.907211_at_yasure>
Chris Boyle wrote:
>DOH!! thanks Daniel. Swot I meant to type
>"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
>news:1066748798.926695_at_yasure...
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>>Chris Boyle wrote:
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>>>IF you only want to remove the first two charactero
>>>
>>>myVariable := substr(:myBlock.myField);
>>>
>>><snipped>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Let me propose as an alternative:
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>>myVariable := SUBSTR(:myBlock.myField, 3);
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>>If will likely work a lot better.
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>>--
>>Daniel Morgan
>>http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp
>>http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp
>>damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
>>(replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)
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I know ... and I wouldn't have bothered to correct it except that the OP
likely didn't.
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Wed Oct 22 2003 - 07:28:09 CEST