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REPLICATE Function

Syntax

Arguments

substring

The character string to be repeated.

repeat_value

The integer number of times the string should be repeated to create Output_String. Numeric

Description

Duplicates a character a specified number of times.

Discussion

REPLICATE() creates a character string by replicating a substring repeat_value number of times. The resulting character string must be less than 255 characters. Only the integer part of the repeat_value is considered.

Example

replicate("SELL! ",3) ->  "SELL! SELL! SELL! "

To index a character field containing numbers in numeric order, you must fill in leading zeros, so that the numbers are right-justified. For example, if CHARFIELD is a 10-character field, create the index using the following expression:

dim cs as C
cs = "456"
replicate( "0", 10 - len( trim(CHARFIELD) ) ) + CHARFIELD -> "0000000456"

See Also

• Character Formatting Functions