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Replace
Purpose 
Replaces a string of characters in specified text with replacementText.
Format 
Replace(text;start;numberOfCharacters;replacementText)
Parameters 
text - any text expression or text field
start - any numeric expression or field containing a number representing the starting position in text
numberOfCharacters - any numeric expression or field containing a number representing the number of characters to remove from text
replacementText - any text expression or field containing the text to replace in the original string
Data type returned 
text
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
Character replacement in text begins at the start character position and continues for numberOfCharacters characters. Compare to the Substitute function.
Examples 
Replace(“1234567”;5;1;“X”) returns 1234X67.
Replace(“1234567”;5;1;“XX”) returns 1234XX67.
Replace(“1234567”;5;2;“X”) returns 1234X7.
Replace(“William”;3;4;”NEW TEXT”) returns WiNEW TEXTm.
Replace(PhoneNumber;1;3;”415”) returns 415-555-9054, when the PhoneNumber field contains 408-555-9054.
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