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Quote stefshuuj Replybullet Topic: "Left" Syntax Error
     Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 8:16pm
Hello again all,
 
I have a field that has for example content "110 Ellip" which is being pulled from our database and cannot be changed.
 
I only want to show the "110" in the field on the report.
 
I am trying to use:
 
left({tablename.fieldname},3)
 
However keep getting an error about the selection must be a boolean.
 
An I heading down the right path here?
 
 
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Stephen
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Quote DBlank Replybullet Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 8:35am
Yes but it sounds like youa re putting that in your select expert rather than a formula field.
Use that syntax
left({tablename.fieldname},3)
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Quote kevlray Replybullet Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 8:59am
Where as if they want to filter the report by entries that have the "110" it would be left({tablename.fieldname},3) = "110"
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Quote stefshuuj Replybullet Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 2:06pm
Thanks Guys, Works perfectly now.
 
I was putting it in the select record expert rather then the formula.
 
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Quote davejwhite Replybullet Posted: 03 Feb 2010 at 2:29am
You can also use a Field Subscript - like this
 
({tablename.fieldname} [1 To 3]
 
What is inside the square brackets determines what part of the string it extracts by character position.
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