TAB String Function

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

TAB String Function

Use: Adds the specified number of tabs before a character string Syntax: {TAB( «string» , «num»)} Arguments: «string» Character string to be tabbed«num» Number of tabs Returns: The character string with the specified number of preceding tabs Example: {TAB( Health, 2)} Result: > | > | Health Parent topic: Functions

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REPEAT String Function

Use: Repeats a string a specified number of times Syntax: {REPEAT( «string» , «num»)} Arguments: «string» String value to repeat«num» Number of times to repeat Returns: A string of the repeated substrings Example: {REPEAT( XYZ , 3)} Result: XYZXYZXYZ Parent topic: Functions

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INSERT String Function

Use: Inserts a substring into another string at a given position Syntax: {INSERT( «string» , «string», «num»)} Arguments: First «string» Character string to insert another string intoSecond «string» String value to insert in another string«num» Zero-based character position where the substring is to be inserted Returns: A string with the substring inserted Example: Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2{template_name_.txt_field1} = Add: text.{template_name_.txt_field2} = new{INSERT( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2}, 5 )} Or {INSERT( {template_name_.txt_field1}, new, 5 )} Result: Add: newtext. Parent topic: Functions

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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

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REVFIND String Function

Use: Finds the first occurrence of a specified character in a string, starting from the end (right side) of the string Syntax: {REVFIND( «string» , «char» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be searched«char» Value to be found (case sensitive) Returns: If the character is found, its zero-based position in the string, starting from the beginning (left side) of the string -Or- -1 if the character is not found Example 1: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare{REVFIND( {template_name_.txt_field}, "a"} Result: 15 Example 2: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare{REVFIND( {template_name_.txt_field}, "i")} Result: -1 Parent topic: Functions

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REVERSE String Function

Use: Reverses the characters in a string Syntax: {REVERSE( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be reversed Returns: The character string in reverse order Example: {REVERSE( 123 )} Result: 321 Parent topic: Functions

Use:	Adds the specified number of tabs before a character string
Syntax:	`{TAB( «string» , «num»)}`
Arguments:	`«string» Character string to be tabbed «num» Number of tabs`
Returns:	The character string with the specified number of preceding tabs
Example:	`{TAB( Health, 2)}` Result: > \| > \| Health

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