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Trim 2 most right symbols - IBM US --> IBM

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denko

denko

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May 17, 2001
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Need help to create an Update query to trim 2 symbols from the right.
IBM US -> IBM
ABS US -> ABS
A US -> A
CHIR US -> CHIR

Thanks
 
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left(YourField,instr(YourField," ")-1) John Ruff - The Eternal Optimist :)
 
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Another way if you are specifically trimming a number of characters is:
left(YourField,len(YourField)-3)

This would trim the last 3 characters from the specified field.
 
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