Text Functions


Text Functions
Text
Functions
Description
CONCATENATE Used to join as many as 255 text strings into a single text string
LEN Returns the number of characters in a string
Rounding Functions
     LEFT Returns the number of characters you specify from the left side of a string.
     MID Returns the number of characters you specify from a string starting at the position you specify
     RIGHT Returns the number of characters you specify from the right side of a string
Change the Case of a String  
     LOWER Converts a string to all lowercase letters
     UPPER Converts a string to all uppercase letters
     PROPER Capitalizes the first letter in a string and all other letters that follow any character other than a letter. All other characters in the string are converted to lowercase letters
Find a String within another String
     FIND Returns the starting position of where one string is found in another string. It is case sensitive.
     SEARCH Returns the starting position of where one string is found in another string. It is not case sensitive. You can use wildcards in the search string.
Replace Part of a String with another String
     REPLACE Replaces part of a text string with a different text string
     SUBSTITUTE Replaces existing text with new text.