Hi Robert,

Am Sat, 9 Mar 2013 08:40:07 +0100 schrieb Claus Busch:

s1 = "--------"
s2 = "13"
s3 = Left(s1, Len(s1) - 2) & s2

if s2 is also variable in length better try:
s1 = "--------"
s2 = "13"
s3 = Left(s1, Len(s1) - Len(s2)) & s2


Regards
Claus Busch
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