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STRTRAN()
STRTRAN() searches and replaces within a character string.
Syntax
STRTRAN(<expC1>,<expC2>[,<expC3>] [,<expN1>] [,<expN2>})
Arguments
<expC1> is the character string to search.
<expC2> is the sequence of characters to locate.
<expC3> is the sequence of characters to replace with. If this
argument is not specified, all instances of the search argument are
replaced with a null string ("").
<expN1> is the first occurrence that will be replace. If this
argument is omitted, the default is one.
<expN2> is the number of occurrences to replace. If this argument is
not specified, the default is all.
Returns
A character string.
Usage
STRTRAN() performs a standard substring search within a character
string. When it finds a match, it replaces the search string with the
specified replacement string. All instances of the search string are
replaced.
Note that STRTRAN() replaces substrings and therefore does not account
for whole words. Additionally, SET EXACT ON has no effect on its
operation. STRTRAN() always acts as if SET EXACT is OFF.
See Also:
AT
RAT
SUBSTR
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