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jenim514
Pyrite | Level 9

Hi,

 

how can I use scan or subtr to keep everything to the right of the first hyphen?

 

 

var_have

2 - Some-what

4 - Very much

 

var_want

Some-what

Very much

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

Try

want_var=substr(var, index(var,'-')+1);

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

Try

want_var=substr(var, index(var,'-')+1);

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