Documentation/How Tos/Calc: Text functions
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List of Calc Text functions
| ARABIC | returns an Arabic number (eg 14), given a Roman number (eg XIV) |
| ASC | converts full-width to half-width ASCII and katakana characters. |
| BAHTTEXT | returns Thai text, given a number |
| BASE | returns a text representation of a number, in a specified base radix. |
| CHAR | returns a single text character, given a character code. |
| CLEAN | returns a text string with non-printing characters removed. |
| CODE | returns the numeric code for the first character in a text string. |
| CONCATENATE | combines several text strings into one string. |
| DECIMAL | returns a decimal number, given a text representation and its base radix. |
| DOLLAR | returns text representing a number in your local currency format. |
| EXACT | returns TRUE if two text strings are identical |
| FIND | returns the position of a string of text within another string. |
| FIXED | returns a number as text with a specified format. |
| JIS | converts half-width to full-width ASCII and katakana characters. |
| LEFT | returns text from the beginning of a text string. |
| LEN | returns the length of a text string. |
| LOWER | converts a text string to lowercase. |
| MID | returns text from the middle of a text string. |
| PROPER | returns text with words in lowercase after a capitalised first letter. |
| REPLACE | replaces part of a text string with a different text string. |
| REPT | returns a text string comprised of copies of another text string. |
| RIGHT | returns text from the end of a text string. |
| ROMAN | returns a Roman numeral (eg XIV), given a number. |
| SEARCH | returns the position of a text segment within a text string. |
| SUBSTITUTE | substitutes new text for old text in a text string. |
| T | returns the given text, or an empty text string if the target is not text. |
| TEXT | converts a number into text according to a given format. |
| TRIM | removes excess spaces from a text string. |
| UNICHAR | converts a code number into a Unicode character or letter. |
| UNICODE | returns the numeric code for Unicode for the first character in a text string. |
| UPPER | converts a text string to uppercase. |
| VALUE | returns a number, given a text representation. |
Issues:
The ODFF standard lists these text functions, which are available in Calc: ASC, JIS
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