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DashInsert ( text )

Returns the given text with dashes between numbers and chars

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Daniele Raybaudi - Show more from this author ACI http://www.aci.it

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/* DashInsert Custom Function Type: Recursive Author: Daniele Raybaudi Format: DashInsert ( text ) Result: text Returns the given text with dashes between numbers and chars 01/15/2006 */ Let([ modifiedText = Trim ( Upper (text ) ) ; char = Middle ( modifiedText ; 1 ; 1 ); charType = If(Length ( Filter ( char ; "0123456789" ) ) ;1;0); nextChar = Middle ( modifiedText ; 2 ; 1 ); nextCharType = If(Length ( Filter ( nextChar ; "0123456789" ) );1;0); nextText = Right ( modifiedText ; Length ( modifiedText ) - 1 ) ]; Case( Length ( modifiedText ); Case( charType = nextCharType or nextChar = "" or nextChar = "-" or char = "-"; char; charType ≠ nextCharType;char &"-") & DashInsert ( nextText ); "" ) ) Click to copy

Returns the given text with dashes between numbers and chars; all chars will be in the Upper format.

 

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		Andreas Thyholdt, dbConsult AS Feb 17, 2011
Thanks for this. Good job. I took the liberty to use this as a template for the SeparatorInsert function that I uploaded to the library.

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