<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>REPLACE/REPLACEB Function</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../editor.css" /> <link type = "text/css" rel = "stylesheet" href = "../../images/sprite.css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="../callback.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../search/js/page-search.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="mainpart"> <div class="search-field"> <input id="search" class="searchBar" placeholder="Search" type="text" onkeypress="doSearch(event)"> </div> <h1>REPLACE/REPLACEB Function</h1> <p>The <b>REPLACE/REPLACEB</b> function is one of the text and data functions. Is used to replace a set of characters, based on the number of characters and the start position you specify, with a new set of characters. The <b>REPLACE</b> function is intended for languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), while <b>REPLACEB</b> - for languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS) like Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.</p> <p>The <b>REPLACE/REPLACEB</b> function syntax is:</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>REPLACE(string-1, start-pos, number-chars, string-2)</em></b></p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>REPLACEB(string-1, start-pos, number-chars, string-2)</em></b></p> <p><em>where</em></p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>string-1</em></b> is the original text to be replaced.</p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>start-pos</em></b> is the beginning of the set to be replaced.</p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>number-chars</em></b> is the number of characters to be replaced.</p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>string-2</em></b> is the new text.</p> <p>The values can be entered manually or included into the cells you make reference to.</p> <p>To apply the <b>REPLACE/REPLACEB</b> function,</p> <ol> <li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li> <li>click the <b>Insert function</b> <div class = "icon icon-insertfunction"></div> icon situated at the top toolbar, <br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu, <br />or click the <div class = "icon icon-function"></div> icon situated at the formula bar, </li> <li>select the <b>Text and data</b> function group from the list,</li> <li>click the <b>REPLACE/REPLACEB</b> function,</li> <li>enter the required arguments separating them by comma, <p class="note"><b>Note</b>: the REPLACE function is <b>case-sensitive</b>.</p> </li> <li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li> </ol> <p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><img alt="REPLACE Function" src="../images/replace.png" /></p> </div> </body> </html>