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StringVar a;<br />
If Left({a,4) = &quot;SAMP&quot; then<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; a := &quot;NEW&quot; &amp;&nbsp;a;<br />
<br />
mlmcc
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StringVar a;
If Left({a,4) = "SAMP" then
    a := "NEW" & a;

mlmcc

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mlmcc,<br />
<br />
Thank you for responding. &nbsp;In your solution, where is the field value evaluated?<br />
<br />
If Left 4 of {FIELD} = &quot;SAMP&quot; then string = &quot;NEW&quot;
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mlmcc,

Thank you for responding.  In your solution, where is the field value evaluated?

If Left 4 of {FIELD} = "SAMP" then string = "NEW"

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Is a a variabloe or a field?<br />
<br />
If it is a field you can't change field values.<br />
<br />
mlmcc
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Is a a variabloe or a field?

If it is a field you can't change field values.

mlmcc

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Can I have a function that reads the first 4 characters in the field and when and display text according to the first 4 characters. &nbsp;<br />
<br />
I'm not trying to change field values, just make sure the when a field has a certain first 4 characters that the report displays text. &nbsp;<br />
<br />
I am able to do this in other reporting programs with a StringIF function.<br />
<br />
Is there a StringIF in Crystal Reports?
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Can I have a function that reads the first 4 characters in the field and when and display text according to the first 4 characters.  

I'm not trying to change field values, just make sure the when a field has a certain first 4 characters that the report displays text.  

I am able to do this in other reporting programs with a StringIF function.

Is there a StringIF in Crystal Reports?

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There is no stringIf.<br />
<br />
You can use <br />
<br />
If Left({YourFIeld},4) = &quot;SAMP&quot; then<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;NEW&quot;<br />
Else if Left({YourFIeld},4) = &quot;STAN&quot; then<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;OLD&quot;<br />
etc<br />
<br />
mlmcc
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There is no stringIf.

You can use

If Left({YourFIeld},4) = "SAMP" then
    "NEW"
Else if Left({YourFIeld},4) = "STAN" then
    "OLD"
etc

mlmcc

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Try this<br />
<br />
If UpperCase(Left({Field},4))<wbr /> = &quot;RNDT&quot; then <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;RUN CONTROLLED&quot;<br />
Else if UpperCase(Left({Field},3))<wbr /> = &quot;TAC&quot; then <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;TACT CONTROLLED&quot;<br />
Else<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {Field}<br />
<br />
mlmcc
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Try this

If UpperCase(Left({Field},4)) = "RNDT" then
      "RUN CONTROLLED"
Else if UpperCase(Left({Field},3)) = "TAC" then
      "TACT CONTROLLED"
Else
      {Field}

mlmcc

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Did you need the formula?<br />
<br />
mlmcc
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Thank you very much. &nbsp;This worked. &nbsp;I traced the data in the database and the data was never populated. &nbsp;Once I took care of the correct query, &nbsp;everything worked just fine.
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Thank you very much.  This worked.  I traced the data in the database and the data was never populated.  Once I took care of the correct query,  everything worked just fine.

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Hi,<br />
<br />
I see that there is a string function in Crystal Reports that allows me to replace a string is follows:<br />
<br />
a:=replace(a,&quot;EAN&quot;, &quot;NEW&quot;);<br />
<br />
I want to say, If the first four character in a string equals &quot;SAMP&quot; then replace with &quot;NEWSAMP&quot;.<br />
<br />
How do it do this in Crystal Reports?
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Hi,

I see that there is a string function in Crystal Reports that allows me to replace a string is follows:

a:=replace(a,"EAN", "NEW");

I want to say, If the first four character in a string equals "SAMP" then replace with "NEWSAMP".

How do it do this in Crystal Reports?

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