Changing text within a text field

[Greg-SSG]

I've been searching the forum and still can't find a solution to change the text with-in a text field.

Example: FLD Name( Desc) FLD contents( United States of America - Midwest Region)

I'd like to change the contents of Desc when it has (United States of America) to just plain ol (US) so the contents will now look like ( US - Midwest Region).

I've tried the Replace and Subsitute function with no luck..

[-Queue-]

Create a calculation field with Substitute( Desc, "United States of America", "US" ). Display this field instead of the Desc one.

[Jim McKee]

Hi Greg ...

Try:

Substitute(Desc, "United States of America", "US")

If you want to make this change to all your records, put it in a looping script.

Go To Record/Request [First]

Loop

Set Field [Desc, Substitute(Desc, "United States of America", "US")]

Go To Record/Request [Next, Exit after last]

End Loop

[Vaughan]

Look into the Find/Replace script step too. I've just begun using it and like it, though it's not as fast IMHO as Set Field but it has other advantages...

The Set Field[] step will kill all character formatting in the text, whereas the Find/Replace step will not. However, Find/Replace is layout dependent (the fields need to be on the current layout when the command runs) but that's not too much of a trade-off.

[Greg-SSG]

Queue and Jim,

Thats for the help. I'm still a novice and learning. I was close but missed the set field part.

Thanks

Greg

[Ugo DI LUCA]

One thing you should be aware of is that Substitute is Case sensitive, so if it happens that your text was entered as UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, the substitute wouldn't work.

You'd then have to change it to Substitute(Proper(Text), "United States Of America";"USA")

My 2 cents