Text Functions

Use text functions to retrieve information about the contents in alphanumeric cells.

Function

Description

ASC

Returns the ANSI value of a character.

CHR

Returns the ANSI character represented by the ANSI value passed using "Value".

CLNTDIR

Returns the path to the current client file.

CLNTNAME

Inserts the name of the current client file.

CURRENCY

Returns the currency symbol specified in the Windows control panel.

DOCLIBPATH

Retrieves the document library file path and inserts it into an alphanumeric cell.

DOCPATH

Inserts the path for the document

IN

Evaluates the position of string value 1 within value 2.

LEFT

Selects a specified number of characters starting from the leftmost character of a character expression.

LENGTH

Returns the length of a character expression.

LOWER

Converts the string to lower case.

LTRIM

Trims any leading spaces from a string of text.

MID

Returns value 2 characters of a string starting at position value 1 of the string.

MKSTR

Converts any format to a string format.

PRGDIR

Returns the path to the program directory.

RIGHT

Selects the right most specified number of characters of a character expression.

SCANSTR

Evaluates the position of one string value within another string value.

SPACE

Returns value spaces.

STR

Returns value 1 as a string right justified to value 2 characters.

SUBSTR

Selects a portion of a string to display.

TITLE

Returns string to normal case.

TOKEN

Returns specific elements of a token separated list contained in a string.

TOKENSUB

Returns a formatted value containing defined elements

TRIM

Trims any trailing spaces from a string of text.

TRIMRTF

Trims RTF formatting from a string.

UPPER

Converts the string to upper case.

XRND

Evaluates the rounding criteria in a referenced document.

XWKS

Allows information from a cell in another CaseView document to appear in a cell in the current document.

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