Function: Strip
Description
Strips the indicated characters from the string.
Syntax
Strip(string,stripchars)
Arguments
string is the string you wish to strip characters from and stripchars is the list of characters to strip out. Note: stripchars is case-sensitive.
Return value
This function returns a string without the characters specified in stripchars.
Calculated field example
To strip dashes from a Social Security number, use the following calculated field expression: Strip("123-45-6789","-")
Filter/Find example
Records with a normalized telephone number of 9784412200 could be found using Strip(TelNo,"- ()")="9784412200"
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