Substring ss64 6m times Dec 6, 2017 · Finding a substring within a list in Python [duplicate] Asked 12 years, 11 months ago Modified 7 years, 5 months ago Viewed 416k times Jan 22, 2010 · I have a string: char * someString; If I want the first five letters of this string and want to set it to otherString, how would I do it? Jan 9, 2009 · Clickbait title. Sep 19, 2010 · substring() allows you to specify the indices and the second argument is NOT inclusive There are some additional subtleties between substr() and substring() such as the handling of equal arguments and negative arguments. SELECT PHONE, SUBSTR(PHONE, 1, INSTR(PHONE, '-') -1) FROM DIRECTORY; So I know SUBSTR cuts values off, and Sep 7, 2012 · input,_:=src. jpg I want to trim the entry so I get: test So basically, I want everything after / and before . In your case, the indices are 5 and 2, ie characters 2. g. May 10, 2012 · 2 If you know the character also in the string from where you want to get the substring then you can use strstr function. It locates the substring. Sep 4, 2013 · Is there an in-built function to check if a cell contains a given character/substring? It would mean you can apply textual functions like Left/Right/Mid on a conditional basis without throwing e Jan 9, 2009 · Clickbait title. The meaning of substring function is well established and means getting a part by numerical positions.