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  1. Oct 27th, 2002, 12:20 AM #1
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    Deleting from a variable...

    I need to know how to delete from the end of a variable.
    ex: calc = 3432 to calc = 343, get it?
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    calc=left(calc,len(calc)-1)
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    oops, just notice that was a numeric variable ... try this:

    calc = Left(CStr(calc), Len(CStr(calc)) - 1)
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    If you need to retain the data type, I think you may need to do this...


    calc = cint(Left(CStr(calc), Len(CStr(calc)) - 1))


    EDIT: No, muddy's right, I had assumed that CSTR converts it to a string type
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  6. Oct 27th, 2002, 01:01 AM #5
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    Originally posted by mendhak
    If you need to retain the data type, I think you may need to do this...


    calc = cint(Left(CStr(calc), Len(CStr(calc)) - 1))


    EDIT: No, muddy's right, I had assumed that CSTR converts it to a string type
    sir frog,

    I think it depends on the declared type of calc. if calc is integer then the calculation will be coerced (is that the right techy jargon?) to integer.
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