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#58128 - 08/25/21 07:00 AM Truncating a string in PP Workflow
Stephen O'Leary OL Newbie Registered: 10/13/20 Posts: 8	Hi All, I'm using VbScript in PlanetPress Workflow and Was wondering is it possible to truncate the end of a string as the requirement is to have a limit of 50 characters. Any help would be appreciated. Stephen
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#58129 - 08/25/21 11:51 AM Re: Truncating a string in PP Workflow [Re: Stephen O'Leary]
MartinS OL Guru Registered: 08/06/12 Posts: 142 Loc: Munich	there's a string function Left(string, length) which returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string. I think that's what you need?
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#58136 - 08/27/21 12:56 PM Re: Truncating a string in PP Workflow [Re: Stephen O'Leary]
Stephen O'Leary OL Newbie Registered: 10/13/20 Posts: 8	Thanks MartinS, I got it truncated by using Left(string, length)
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