Text Functions

CHAR(number)Returns the character specified by the code number.
CLEAN(text)Removes all nonprintable characters from text.
CODE(text)Returns a numeric code for the first character in a text string.
CONCATENATE(text1,text2,…)Joins several text items into one text item.
DOLLAR(number,decimals)Converts a number to text, using currency format.
EXACT(text1,text2)Checks to see if two text values are identical.
FIND(find_text,within_text,start_num)Finds one text value within another. This function is case-sensitive.
FIXED(number,decimals,no_commas)Formats a number as text with a fixed number of decimals.
LEFT(text,num_chars)Returns the leftmost characters from a text value.
LEN(text)Returns the number of characters in a text string.

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