Specifications

CHAPTER 24 DataWindow Expression and InfoMaker Functions
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Right
Description Obtains a specified number of characters from the end of a string.
Syntax Right ( string, n )
Return value
String. Returns the rightmost n characters in string if it succeeds and the empty
string (“”) if an error occurs.
If n is greater than or equal to the length of the string,
Right returns the entire
string. It does not add spaces to make the return value’s length equal to n.
Examples This expression returns HILL:
Right("CASTLE HILL", 4)
This expression returns CASTLE HILL:
Right("CASTLE HILL", 75)
See also Left
Mid
Pos
RightA
Description Obtains a specified number of characters from the end of a string.
Syntax Right ( string, n )
Return value
String. Returns the rightmost n characters in string if it succeeds and the empty
string (“”) if an error occurs.
If n is greater than or equal to the length of the string,
RightA returns the entire
string. It does not add spaces to make the return value’s length equal to n.
Argument Description
string The string from which you want characters returned
n A long whose value is the number of characters you want returned
from the right end of string
Argument Description
string The string from which you want characters returned
n A long whose value is the number of characters you want returned
from the right end of string