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TruncateString ( string ; numberOfChars ; Leading_1 )

truncates a string

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Sample input:

TruncateString ( "123456" ; 2 ; 0 )
TruncateString ( "123456" ; 2 ; 1 )

Sample output:

1234

3456

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

/*
TruncateString ( string ; numberOfChars ; Leading_1 )
by Fabrice Nodmann

v.1, 2007


examples :
TruncateString ( "123456" ; 2 ; 0 ) = "1234"
TruncateString ( "123456" ; 2 ; 1 ) = "3456"
*/

Let ( _LT = GetAsBoolean ( Leading_1 ) ;

Case ( _LT 
; Right ( string ; Length ( string ) - numberOfChars )
; Left ( string ; Length ( string ) - numberOfChars )
))

truncates a text string

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