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STUFF(<expC1>, <expN1>,
        <expN2>, <expC2>)

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Returns character string created by replacing a specified number of
characters in character expression.
Return value - Character
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<expC1>
        Character expression in which the replacement occurs.

<expN1>
        Numeric expression specifies position in <expC1> where replacement
begins.

<expN2>
        Number of characters to be replaced.  If <expN2> is equal to 0, the
replacement string <expC2> is inserted, but no characters are removed
from the current character string.

<expC2>
        Replacement character expression.  If <expC2> is null string, number of
characters specified by <expN2> are removed from current string without
adding additional characters.

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See Also:  LEFT(), PADC() | PADL() | PADR(), RIGHT(), STRTRAN(),
SUBSTR()

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See Also: LEFT() PADC() | PADL() | PADR() RIGHT() STRTRAN()
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