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geneshackman
Pyrite | Level 9
Ah, i didn't give enough information. It's not just this number, there are a bunch of numbers, all having the same format. I want to change them all.
Cynthia_sas
Diamond | Level 26

Hi:

  What code have you tried? Is there ONLY 1 dash or hyphen in the character string. Is the length of the variable big enough to add 2 characters to the value? Here's one possibility but it will only work if there is exactly 1 dash in the value:

Cynthia_sas_0-1615575680757.png

 

Cynthia

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