(SSUB(text,n))
Captures substring number n from text, returning a text string. Substrings in text are separated by a comma (or the current delimiter).
The SSUB function is often used with the CHOOSE command when capturing menu options from a pull-down menu.
In the following example, the value of vssub is yearend.
SET VAR vtext = 'reports,yearend'
SET VAR vssub = (SSUB(.vtext,2))
The following example shows that SSUB separates items based on a blank rather than the current delimiter when n is less than zero.
SET VAR vtext = 'reports yearend'
SET VAR vssub2 = (SSUB(.vtext,-2))
For this example, assume that twodim is a bar with a pull-down menu with the options Edit and Enter stored as text numbers according to their positions on the menu. The pop-up menu for both options contains a list of form names, so the second item in the CHOOSE variable will be a form name.
CHOOSE vtwodim FROM twodim
SET VARIABLE vbar = (SSUB(.vtwodim,1))
SET VARIABLE vpull = (SSUB(.vtwodim,2))
IF vbar = '1' THEN
EDIT USING .vpull
ELSE
ENTER .vpull
ENDIF
