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Function Syntax Purpose Example
date date(int, int, int, int, int)
date date(int, int, int, int, int,
int)
longdate longdate longdate(stringarg)
longdate longdate(fixedarg)
longdate longdate(int, int, int)
longdate longdate(int, int, int,
int, int)
longdate longdate(int, int, int,
int, int, int)
longdate longdate(int, int, int,
int, int, int, int)
time time time(stringarg)
String Functions
time time(fixedarg)
time time(int, int)
time time(int, int, int)
behind the comma and tries
to make a date from the rest.
The other versions accept the
individual components to be
set.
convert arg to longdate type,
similar to date function
above.
convert arg to time type,
similar to date function above
Function Syntax Purpose
longdate(fixed(2000020313
5026.1234567, 10, 5)) ->
longdate('2000-02-03
13:50:26.1234500')
longdate(2011, 3, 16, 9, 48,
12, 1234567) ->
longdate('2011-03-16
09:48:12.1234567')
strlen int strlen(string) returns the length of a string in bytes, as
an integer number.
midstr string midstr(string, int, int) returns a part of the string starting at
arg2, arg3 bytes long.
arg2 is counted from 1 (not 0)
leftstr string leftstr(string, int) returns arg2 bytes from the left of the
arg1. If arg1 is shorter
than the value of arg2, the complete
string will be returned.
rightstr string rightstr(string, int) returns arg2 bytes from the right of the
arg1. If arg1 is shorter
than the value of arg2, the complete
string will be returned.
instr int instr(string, string) returns the position of the first
occurrence of the second string
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within the first string (>= 1) or 0, if the
second string is not
contained in the first.
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