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NOTE: If the defined length of the Destination String is not long enough
to receive the result of the command, then the output will be truncated.
No error will be generated.
Source String – The string from which the specified characters will be
deleted.
The value of Source String may be a String tag, a literal string enclosed in
single quotes (‘ ’), or some other logical expression that is evaluated every
time the block is executed.
To configure the Source String parameter, click the
button to open a
standard
Build String Argument
dialog.
NOTE: Source String is not modified by the execution of this command.
Number Chars – The number of characters to be deleted from the Source
String.
The value of Number Chars may be an Input/Memory/Output tag, a literal
numeric value, or some other logical expression that is evaluated every
time the block is executed.
To configure the Number Chars parameter, click the
button to open a
standard
Build Argument
dialog.
Start Position – The starting position from which the specified characters
will be deleted. The first character of the Source String is equivalent to a
Start Position of 1.
The value of Start Position may be an Input/Memory/Output tag, a literal
numeric value, or some other logical expression that is evaluated every
time the block is executed.
To configure the Start Position parameter, click the
button to open a
standard
Build Argument
dialog.