[Name,M{,N}] Insert Substring - CAB A+ Series Programming Manual

Special Functions
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[name,m{,n}]
Extracts data from an existing data string of an other previously defined field. Parts of field contents can
be used for further operations in another field.
Syntax:
Example:
This example uses the previously defined field with the field name „ORIGINAL" and cuts from the
content "cab GERMANY" 4 characters, starting at character number 8.
The result is shown below.
cab Produkttechnik GmbH & Co KG
insert substring
[name,m{,n}]
name = previously defined field name
m = position of the first character to be copied
n = amount of characters to copy
m and n could be also variables from prior calculations
m m
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S l1;0,0,68,71,100
T:ORIGINAL;10,20,0,3,8;cab GERMANY
T:CUTOFF;10,40,0,3,8;[ORIGINAL,8,4]
A 1
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