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Will it always be an asterisk or a dash?
Software Sales, Training, Implementation and Support for Macola, eSynergy, and Crystal Reports
Software Sales, Training, Implementation and Support for Macola, eSynergy, and Crystal Reports
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left({yourfield},maximum(instr("*",{YourField}),Instr("-",{YourField}))-1)
the above should work provided that there is never both an asterisk and a dash.
Software Sales, Training, Implementation and Support for Macola, eSynergy, and Crystal Reports
the above should work provided that there is never both an asterisk and a dash.
Software Sales, Training, Implementation and Support for Macola, eSynergy, and Crystal Reports
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