RE: right$

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Don,

That would get 'thisisseve' and not 'characters'.


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"Fisher, Don" <Dfisher@roomstoreeast.com>
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06/10/2002 01:34 PM
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How about:
EVAL NewVariable = %SUBST(%TRIM(MYVAR),1,10)

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
The Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@roomstoreeast.com

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MYVAR='   thisisseveralcharacters   '
I want store the right 10 nonblank characters into a new variable.
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