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2665270 - replace_substr_ext() doesn't work correctly with forward slash in the search string - SAP Data Services 4.2

Symptom

  • replace_substr_ext(<in_str>, <search_str>, <replace_str>, <start_at_occurance>, <number_of_occurances>)
  • If the second parameter <search_str> has a '/' (forward slash) in it, the function won't work properly.
  • For example, replace_substr_ext('ABCD-X/XX','X/XX','',1,1) returns 'ABCD-X/XX' instead of 'ABCD-'.


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Environment

SAP Data Services 4.2

Product

SAP Data Services 4.2

Keywords

/, forward, slash, replace, substr, ext, DS , KBA , EIM-IS-DI , Information Steward - Data Insight , Problem

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