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Q189847: INFO: New String and Format Functions in Visual Basic 6.0

Article: Q189847
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 
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Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article is a summary of the new string and format functions available in
Visual Basic version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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New Array Functions
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Join Function - concatenates a one-dimensional array into a delimited string.

Split Function - separates a delimited string into a zero-based, one- dimensional
array.

Replace Function - replaces a specified substring within a specified string with
a new substring a specified number of times.

Filter Function - returns a zero-based array containing a subset of a string
array based on a specified filter criteria.

New String Functions
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InStrRev Function - returns the position of a specified string within a string,
from the end of the string.

StrReverse - returns a string that has the character order of a specified string
reversed.

New Formatting Functions
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FormatCurrency - returns an expression formatted as a currency value using the
currency symbol defined in the system control panel.

FormateDateTime - returns an expression formatted as a date or time.

FormatNumber - returns an expression in a specified number format. You can use
this function to display negative numbers in parenthesis, the number of digits
after a decimal point, or to display leading zeros for fractional numbers.

FormatPercent - returns an expression formatted as a percentage (multiplied by
100) with a trailing % character.

Other New Functions
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WeekDayName Function - returns a string indicating the specified day of the
week.

MonthName Function - returns a string indicating the specified month of the
year.

CallByName Function - executes a specified method, sets a property, or returns a
property of a specified object.

Round Function - rounds a number to a specified number of digits after the
decimal place. This function uses business rather than arithmetic rounding
rules.

REFERENCES
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For more information about using these functions and the required parameters,
see the appropriate topics in the Visual Basic documentation.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbDSD kbbeta kbVBp600 kbVBp kbUsage

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Issue type        : kbinfo

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