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Strings: String Functions


The following functions and statements are for string manipulation.

Function or Statement
Purpose
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GetField
Returns a substring from a delimited source string
Hex
Returns the hexadecimal representation of a number, as a string
InStr
Returns the position of one string within another
LCase
Converts a string to lower case
Left
Returns the left portion of a string
Len
Returns the length of a string or size of a variable
Like Operator
Compares a string against a pattern
LTrim
Removes leading spaces from a string
Mid Function
Returns a portion of a string
Mid Statement
Replaces a portion of a string with another string
Oct
Returns the octal representation of a number, as a string
Right
Returns the right portion of a string
RTrim
Removes trailing spaces from a string
SetField
Replaces a substring within a delimited target string
Space
Returns a string of spaces
Str
Returns the string representation of a number
StrComp
Compares two strings
String
Returns a string consisting of a repeated character
Trim
Removes leading and trailing spaces from a string
UCase
Converts a string to upper case


 Siebel VB Language Reference
 Published: 18 June 2003