LEFT String Function

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

LEFT String Function

Use: Extracts the specified leftmost characters in a character string Syntax: {LEFT( «string» , «num» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated«num» Number of characters from the left to return Returns: The specified number of characters on the left in the character string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = Nextgen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC{LEFT( {template_name_.txt_field},7 )} Result: Nextgen Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

SUBS String Function

Use: Extracts part of a character string, starting at a specified position Syntax: SUBS( «string» , «start» , «len» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated«start» Zero-based character position from where to begin the search«len» The number of characters to be returned Returns: The number of characters specified from the character string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC{SUBS( {template_name_.txt_field}, 8, 5 )} Result: Health Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

REPLACE String Function

Use: Replaces all occurrences of a value with another value in a character string Syntax: {REPLACE( «string» , «old» , «new» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be searched«old» String value to be found«new» Replacement string value Returns: The character string with the replaced value Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NG Healthcare Information Systems, LLC{REPLACE( {template_name_.txt_field}, NG , Nextgen )} Result: NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

FIND String Function

Use: Locates the first occurrence of a substring in a string, starting at a specified position from the beginning of the string. Syntax: {FIND( «string» , «string», «num»)} Arguments: First «string» Character string to be searchedSecond «string» String value to be found«num» Zero-based character position in first string from where to begin the search Returns: The zero-based character position of the first character of the substring, if found -Or- -1 if the substring is not found Example 1: Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2{template_name_.txt_field1} = NextGen Healthcare{template_name_.txt_field2} = care{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2}, 0)} -Or-{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, care, 0)} Result: 14 Example 2: Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2{template_name_.txt_field1} = NextGen Healthcare{template_name_.txt_field2} = Inc{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2}, 0)} -Or-{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, Inc, 0)}Result: -1 Parent topi

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

FIELDLEN String Function

Use: Returns the remaining number of characters that can be entered in a text- or memo-type data entry field Syntax: {FIELDLEN( «field» )} For a text-type field, you must use this function with the LEN function: {FIELDLEN( «field» )} - {LEN( «string» )} For a memo-type field, you must use this function with the MEMOLEN function: {FIELDLEN( «field» )} - {MEMOLEN( «string» )} Arguments: «field» Field to be evaluated Returns: The number of characters that are available after an entry has been made in the field Example 1: Text field = template_name_.txt_fieldText field length = 100Alert trigger/Assign Field Value = { FIELDLEN ( {template_name_.txt_field ) } - {LEN ( {template_name_.txt_field } ) }Characters entered in field at run time in NextGen® Enterprise EHR = 7 Result: Alert message displays 93 Example 2: Memo field = template_name_.memo_fieldMemo field default length = 10,000Alert trigger/Assign Field Value = { FIELDLEN ( {template_name_.memo_field ) } - {MEMOLEN ( {template_name_.me

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

RIGHT String Function

Use: Extracts the specified rightmost characters in a character string Syntax: {RIGHT( «string» , «num» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated«num» Number of characters from the right to return Returns: The specified number of characters on the right in the character string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = John Shaw{RIGHT( {template_name_.txt_field}, 4 )} Result: Shaw Parent topic: Functions

Use:	Extracts the specified leftmost characters in a character string
Syntax:	`{LEFT( «string» , «num» )}`
Arguments:	`«string» Character string to be evaluated «num» Number of characters from the left to return`
Returns:	The specified number of characters on the left in the character string
Example:	`Field = txt_field {template_name_.txt_field} = Nextgen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC {LEFT( {template_name_.txt_field},7 )}` Result: Nextgen

LEFT String Function

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