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Replace Multiple Characters in a String

Keywords: 	 UDF replace multiple characters in a string

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This can remove any specified consecutive multiple character, such as replacing multiple spaces with a null.

#DefineFunction CharTrim(ipstr,trimchar)
  i=0
  while @TRUE
    i=i+1
    if i>1000 then break                          ; check for infinite loop
    ipstr=StrReplace(ipstr,"%trimchar%%trimchar%","%trimchar%") 
    if StrIndex(ipstr,"%trimchar%%trimchar%",1,@FWDSCAN)==0 then break   ;no more multiple characters
  endwhile
  return ipstr
#EndFunction

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Article ID:   W15012

File Created: 2001:11:08:12:41:20

Last Updated: 2001:11:08:12:41:20