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TrimLeftSpace ( field )

returns a string without left leading spaces

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  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Let ( [ nospaces=Substitute(Field; " "; "") ]; If (IsEmpty(nospaces); ""; Right(Field; Length(Field) + 1 - Position(Field; Left(nospaces; 1); 1; 1 )))) Click to copy

Trims an arbritrary number of spaces from the left side of text.

 

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