String operations

String operation macro functions enable you to modify the specified contents, e.g. to change letter case, to determine the string length and to replace a text portion with another text:

Text length

Returns the length of the provided text string. This macro is useful in combination with the substring and/or calculation macro function.

Substring extraction

Extracts the partial string beginning at the position as defined with the provided length.

Example: You can extract 5 characters beginning from the 2rd character of a text.

Position of text

Returns the position of the first occurrence of a provided text inside the provided text.

It returns 0 if the search term is not found.

This macro function is case-sensitive.

Replace text

Replaces the provided text in the provided Text.

This macro is case-sensitive.

Last position of a text

Returns the position of the last occurrence of one string, "needle", in another, "haystack". (See also the POS function).

It returns 0 if "needle" is the null string or is not found. By default the search starts at the last character of "haystack" and scans backward.

This macro function is case-sensitive.

Trim text

Removes any leading and/or trailing space characters of the provided text.

Trim left

Removes any leading space characters of the provided text.

Trim right

Removes any trailing space characters of the provided text.

Uppercase first letter

Turns the first letter of the provided text into UPPER CASE.

Lowercase

Returns the provided text in lower case.

Uppercase

Returns the provided text in UPPER CASE.

Lowercase first letter

Turns the first letter of the provided text into lower case.

Lowercase each word

Turns the first letter of each word of the provided text into lower case.

Uppercase each word

Turns The First Letter Of Each Word Of The Provided Text Into Upper Case.

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