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EliminatePrefix ( value; prefix )

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Martin Brunner, Zurich Financial Services
http://www.zurichconnect.ch

Recursively eliminate any prefixes

Sample Input:
EliminiatePrefix (00000254058 ; 0 )
Sample Output:
254058


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Description:

This function can be used, if it is not clear, how many times a certain prefix exists in front of a certain value. The function recursively eliminates the specified prefix.

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This is my Custom Function and I want to edit it

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You can do the same thing with a simple, non-recursive calculation =

Let ( [
clean = Substitute ( text ; prefix ; "" ) ;
pos = Position ( text ; Left ( clean ; 1 ) ; 1 ; 1 )
] ;
Right ( text ; Length ( text ) - pos + 1 )
)

comment, VR
August 26, 2009 5:40pm

I am looking for the inverse function of this. Adding a prefix. The get from a number a text string with always the same lenght and "0" at the beginning. Who can help ?
(i.e.: input 123 -> output "000123")

Hans, Munich
August 27, 2009 12:29am

Try:

Right ( "00000" & input ; 5 )


Or:

SerialIncrement ( "000000" ; input )

comment, VR
August 27, 2009 9:22am

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