LTRIM String Function

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

LTRIM String Function

Use: Removes leading blanks from a character string Syntax: {LTRIM( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to trim Returns: A string with no leading blanks Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = This is some text with leading blanks.{LTRIM( {template_name_.txt_field} )} Result: This is some text with leading blanks. Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

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

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

LEN String Function

Use the MEMOLEN string function instead of the LEN function for memo fields. Use the FIELDLEN string function with the LEN function to return the remaining number of characters that can be entered in a text-type data entry field. Use: Returns the number of characters in a string Syntax: {LEN( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated Returns: The number of characters in the given string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen{LEN( {template_name_.txt_field} )} Result: 7 Parent topic: Functions See also MEMOLEN String Function FIELDLEN String Function

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

ISEMPTY String Function

Use: Checks if a string in a data entry or note field is empty Syntax: {ISEMPTY( «string» )} {ISEMPTY( «string» )}=0 (can also be used to check for field that contains values; do not use =1) Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated Returns: 1 = True (empty) 0 = False (not empty) Example: {template_name_.memo_field} = contains text{ISEMPTY( template_name_.memo_field) }= 0 -Or- {ISEMPTY( template_name_.memo_field) } Result: 0 Example: {template_name_.note_field} = blank{ISEMPTY( template_name_.note_field) } Result: 1 Example: {template_name_.text_field} = contains text{ISEMPTY( template_name_.note_field) } Result: 0 Parent topic: Functions

Use:	Removes leading blanks from a character string
Syntax:	`{LTRIM( «string» )}`
Arguments:	`«string» Character string to trim`
Returns:	A string with no leading blanks
Example:	`Field = txt_field {template_name_.txt_field} = This is some text with leading blanks. {LTRIM( {template_name_.txt_field} )}` Result: This is some text with leading blanks.

LTRIM String Function

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