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Removing a fixed number of characters from text string

Hi,

I have the following text string on a page XX_Test, the program I am working with needs this format but when it is displayed in the browser I want it to just display Test, I want the format to be changed when the page loads.

Bascially I want to strip the first 3 characters from this string.

Thanks

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jaysolomon

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Zvonko

Check this:

<html>
<body onLoad="document.write(document.body.innerHTML.replace(/XX_/g,''))">
Hi,

I have the following text string on a page XX_Test, the program I am working with needs this format but when it is displayed in the browser I want it to just display Test, I want the format to be changed when the page loads.
Bascially I want to strip the first 3 characters from this string.

Thanks
</body>
</html>

jaysolomon

mine works in all browsers

:P

devic

Zvonko, i think must be this :)
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<html>
<body onLoad="document.write(document.body.innerHTML.replace(/[\d]{1,2}_/g,''))">
Hi,

I have the following text string on a page 66_Test, 21_Test, 4_Test,the program I am working with needs this format but when it is displayed in the browser I want it to just display Test, I want the format to be changed when the page loads.
Bascially I want to strip the first 3 characters from this string.

Thanks
</body>
</html>

william_jwd

If you want to strip out anything before '_', then try this

<script type="text/javascript">

</script>

devic

4_Test

jay, here your example get "est" :)

jaysolomon

no it is not devic

XX_Test with substring 3 = Test

Do You know for sure XX is Num?

jaysolomon

also you only show 1 num and the questioner show two X's

so XX

devic

ach sorry, i understood that is number :)

jaysolomon

>>>Bascially I want to strip the first 3 characters from this string.

sjsharp80

ASKER

Thanks Jay your first suggestion works perfectly

Cheers

jaysolomon

Glad to have helped and thanks for the A
jAy :)