Initializing help system before first use

trim

Purpose
Remove blank characters at the beginning and/or end of a text string.
Synopsis
procedure trim(t:text)
procedure trim(t:text,where:boolean)
Arguments
t 
Text to trim
where 
Part of the text to trim:
SYS_LEFT 
Beginning of the string
SYS_RIGHT 
End of the string
Further information
When the function is used with a single argument, both starting and ending blank characters are deleted.
Module
mmsystem

Parent Topic Procedures and functions

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