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right() function

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leburg

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Feb 15, 2006
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Would using right() in the record selection degrade report performance?
 
Probably. Instead create a SQL expression {%right5}, e.g.,:

right(table.`string`,5)

...or

{fn right(table.`string`,5)}

and then reference the SQL expression in the selection formula.

-LB
 
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