4.28 STRNCAT

Use the @STRNCAT function to concatenate one or more strings to a maximum length.

Syntax

result = @STRNCAT (string, max_length [, string, max_length, ...])

string

Can be the name of a column or a literal string. Enclose literals within quotation marks.

max_length

The maximum string length, in characters.

Example

The following concatenates two strings and results in "ABC123."

PHONE_NO = @STRNCAT ("ABCDEF", 3, "123", 3)