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TorLang Groupie Joined: 13 Jun 2012 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Topic: Strip charcters in middle of string Posted: 09 Sep 2013 at 6:31am
	Here is a quick question: How do i stip charaters in the middle of a filed, or and position, for that matter? Example: 08/01/2013 I need the 20 stripped to look like 08/01/13 I know I know, but I need to keep it a string. I've done it before, but just can't recall how I did this.....
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DBlank Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9053	Posted: 09 Sep 2013 at 6:45am
	you can use a replace replace(field,"20","") you can convert to a date and back to text totext(cdate(field),"MM/dd/yy") you can concantenate left(field,6)&right(field,2)
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TorLang Groupie Joined: 13 Jun 2012 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Posted: 09 Sep 2013 at 6:50am
	Mr. Blank. I'm gonna have to start sending you free meal tickets. Thanks a bunch. Using totext(cdate(field),"MM/dd/yy") on the stringvar in question works good. But thanks for giving me "only" 3 options :-)
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