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==Syntax==
 
==Syntax==
STRTRAN(<expC1> | <memofield>, [<expC2>, <expC3>, [<expN1> [,<expN2>]]])
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STRTRAN(<expC1> | <memofield>, <expC2>, <expC3>, [<expN1> [,<expN2>]])
  
  

Revision as of 12:40, 13 October 2009

Class

String Data


Purpose

Function to search for and replace text within a character string or memo field


Syntax

STRTRAN(<expC1> | <memofield>, <expC2>, <expC3>, [<expN1> [,<expN2>]])


See Also

AT(), ATNEXT(), CHRTRAN(), INLIST(), LEFT(), OCCURS(), RAT(), RIGHT(), STR(), STR_REPLACE(), STREXTRACT(), STUFF(), SUBSTR()


Description

The STRTRAN() function will search <expC1> or <memofield> and replace text within <expC1> or <memofield> with <expC3> wherever the occurrence of <expC2> is found. The optional <expN1> specifies the start position for the search in <expC1>. If this is not specified then the default is 1. The optional <expN2> specifies the number of occurrences of <expC2> to replace with <expC3>. If this is not specified, then all occurrences starting from <expN1> are replaced. This function can be used to remove blank spaces in character strings. The STRTRAN() function returns a character expression that contains the result of the string translation.


Example

? strtran("Hello World", "ello", "i")
Hi World


Products

Recital Server, Recital