FORMULA LANGUAGE


@Narrow
Example

Converts full-pitch alphanumeric characters (double byte characters -- DBCS) in the specified string to half-pitch alphanumeric characters (single byte characters -- SBCS). This function works in Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese environments. In the Japanese environment, this function can convert full-pitch Katakana as well.

Note This @function is new with Release 5.

Syntax

@Narrow( string )

Parameters

string


Return value

returnstring


Usage

If the parameter is a list, the function operates on each element of the list, and the return value is a list with the same number of elements.

This function can be used in input translation formulas to convert the contents of a field to single byte characters or in computed field formulas to save space for displaying the string.

Language cross-reference

StrConv function of LotusScript language

Example
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