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    How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

    This seems as though it should be so simple but I'm missing something (maybe several things!) obvious. I did pull out my Alpha Tutorial and reference books from 1994 :-) in hope that I can find the answer tonight but maybe you can help me now.

    This is what I'm using in my calculated field.
    trim(NAME)+" "+rtrim(Url)+" "+trim(Tljunique)

    Below is a sample of the results that I am getting.
    John Smith http://www.whatever.com 66700CA

    My goal is to have the below instead with the http:// removed.
    John Smith www.whatever.com 66700CA

    Seems as though it should be such an easy thing to do but I'm clearly blanked at the moment.

    (Maybe this is why I should tweak my applications more frequently than once every five years?)

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    Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

    Strtran()
    Al Buchholz
    Bookwood Systems, LTD
    Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

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    Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
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    When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
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      #3
      Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

      Slightly more long winded than Al's suggestion, but here you can see what is going on.
      Code:
      x="John Smith http://www.whatever.com 66700CA"
      
      ?x
      = "John Smith http://www.whatever.com 66700CA"
      
      q=left(x,at("http",x)-1)
      ?q
      = "John Smith "
      
      s=substr(x,at("http",x)+7)
      
      ?s
      = "www.whatever.com 66700CA"
      
      new=q+s
      ?new
      = "John Smith www.whatever.com 66700CA"
      Now you can make your own function and use it wherever you want.
      Regards
      Keith Hubert
      Alpha Guild Member
      London.
      KHDB Management Systems
      Skype = keith.hubert


      For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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        #4
        Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

        And then it came to me...
        trim(NAME)+" "+rtrim(ltrim(Url,"http://"))+" "+trim(Tljunique)
        So, thanks to you both!

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          #5
          Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

          Jim,

          I find it best to use ALLTRIM()
          Regards
          Keith Hubert
          Alpha Guild Member
          London.
          KHDB Management Systems
          Skype = keith.hubert


          For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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            #6
            Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

            Keith, on your sayso I changed to ALLTRIM().

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              #7
              Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

              I would do this:

              ?alltrim(NAME)+" "+ a5_split_url(url).server +" "+alltrim(Tljunique)

              Because your URL might include https, http, or neither of those two.
              Steve Wood
              See my profile on IADN

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                #8
                Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

                Steve, I never gave the https possibility a thought. Works great!

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                  #9
                  Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

                  Jim

                  I think this thread is in the wrong forum...

                  What version of Alpha 5 are you using? I doubt you are using Alpha 4 if Steve's solution worked for you...
                  Al Buchholz
                  Bookwood Systems, LTD
                  Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                  Occam's Razor - KISS
                  Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                  Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                  When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                  "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                  Albert Einstein

                  http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                    #10
                    Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

                    You're right, Al. I scanned down and took note of "version 7 and 8" and thought I had the correct section. I'm actually running Alpha 5 version 7. Sorry everyone.

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                      #11
                      Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

                      Originally posted by JimGatton View Post
                      You're right, Al. I scanned down and took note of "version 7 and 8" and thought I had the correct section. I'm actually running Alpha 5 version 7. Sorry everyone.
                      I'll more it to the appropriate forum...

                      a5 v7 desktop
                      or
                      a5 v7 WAS

                      ?
                      Al Buchholz
                      Bookwood Systems, LTD
                      Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                      Occam's Razor - KISS
                      Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                      Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                      When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                      "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                      Albert Einstein

                      http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                        #12
                        Re: How to remove first seven characters in a calculated field?

                        Desktop
                        Version 7, Build 4130
                        I was actually up to version 9 before my computer crashed but was only allowed to restore up to version 7 since version 9 was a gift. a free upgrade (hint - hint). But, it serves my purposes well.

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