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REPLLEFT()
Syntax: REPLLEFT([@]<expC1>,<expC2>[,<expC3>])
Arguments: <expC1> is the string to be processed.
<expC2> is the character used to replace all <expC1> at the
start of the <expC1> string.
<expC3> is the character to be replaced by <expC2> at the
start of <expC1>.
Returns: A character string.
The processed <expC1> string.
Usage: REPLLEFT() can ,for example, be used to replace the
leading spaces in a string by any other character.
Notes: The function will assume spaces are to be replaced in the
absence of the <expC3> argument.
Library: CT1.LIB
--------------------------------- Example ------------------------------
Examples: * Replacing leading spaces with blanks.
? REPLLEFT(" 1234","0") && "001234"
* Replacing leading blanks with spaces.
? REPLLEFT("001234"," ","0") && " 1234"
* Only leading spaces are replaced.
? REPLLEFT(" 1 ","0") && "001 "
See Also: REPLALL() REPLRIGHT()
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