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STRIP_TRAILING_CHAR Function

Syntax

Arguments

stringCharacter

The string to examine.

chrCharacter

Default = chr(92) (the '\' character). The character to remove.

Returns

Output_StringCharacter

The processed string.

Description

Strips a trailing character from a string. Typically used to string a trailing backslash from a path.

Discussion

The STRIP_TRAILING_CHAR() function removes the specified character from the end of the input string. Unlike the RTRIM() function, however, STRIP_TRAILING_CHAR() only removes the last character from the string if it matches chr.

Example

? strip_trailing_char("C:\Users\Sam\Documents\\")
= "C:\Users\Sam\Documents"

? strip_trailing_char("this is text...",".")
= "this is text.."

? RTRIM("this is text...",".")
= "this is text"

See Also

• RTRIM Function
• Character Replacement Functions