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abbreviate text string

This function abbreviates a string of words into an abbreviation

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//---This function abbreviates a string of words into an abbreviation by parsing out the first letter of each word in a string of words--- //---Examples - Eastern Standard Time = EST - bob Smith = BS - rolling On the Floor Laughing = ROTFL - james earl jones = JEJ While ( //-----variables------- [ the_text=full_txt; list=Substitute(the_text;" ";"¶"); list_size=ValueCount(list); abbr="" ; index=0 ]; //-----condition to continue loop------- index<list_size; //-----logic-------------- [ index=index+1; abbr=abbr & Left(GetValue(list;index);1) ]; //------show results------ Upper(abbr) ) Click to copy

This function abbreviates a string of words into an abbreviation by parsing out the first letter of each word in a string of words.

Examples -

Eastern Standard Time = EST
bob Smith = BS
rolling On the Floor Laughing = ROTFL
james earl jones = JEJ

 

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