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  1. Jan 17th, 2003, 06:25 AM #1
    Cr3w
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    Cutting characters

    Ahh got my head into a bit of a spin

    Can anyone tell me how to cut off the first character from this

    "C:\Program Files\Winamp
    I'm just trying to get rid of the "
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  2. Jan 17th, 2003, 06:37 AM #2
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    Right(Dirname, Len(Dirname) - 1)

    got it
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  3. Jan 17th, 2003, 06:45 AM #3
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    You can also use:

    Mid$ (Dirname, 2)


    It's a bit faster.. although it won't make much difference unless you run it a few hundred times!
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