| substitution | Index Level | t (translate) |
| Syntax | t{startcolumn,}length |
| Category | Processing Codes |
| Type | Processing Code |
| Description |
provides a facility for extracting any number of characters from an attribute, starting at the position specified in "startcolumn", for a length of "length".
If the startcolumn parameter is not specified, the extraction begins from the same end of the string as the justification attribute (9), either l (left) or r (right). Columns are always counted from left to right, regardless of the justification specified in the attribute-defining item. Both parameters must be numeric. |
| Options | |
| See Also | text extraction ICONV OCONV conv.expression processing codes output-conversion input-conversion Compile stamps Compile time/date stamps (R83) Processing Codes |
| Example |
t3,10
This extracts 10 characters, beginning from the 3rd position of the string. |
| Warnings | |
| Compatibility | D3 7.0 AP |
| substitution | Index Level | t (translate) |