The Right function extracts the right most characters from a string   The Substring function in XpressDox The substring function provides all the functionality to extract pieces of a string, but Left and Right make some operations easier. Left returns the leftmost characters, and Right the rightmost characters.    ...

String-length is used to test the length of a string (the value of a data element)     Consider the following example. The business rule is that the value of «Code» may not be more than 4 characters. In order to guide users, a rule has been written testing the...

Working with strings in XpressDox templates   StartsWith The StartsWith function is used to test whether a string starts with a given string: «If(StartsWith(Surname,'van ')»«Title» «Surname» is probably of Dutch descent.«End()» «If(StartsWith(Surname,'van ')»«SetV('LastPart',substring-after(Surname,'van '))»«End()» In previous versions this command was known as starts-with. Backward compatibility ensures that XpressDox will still...

XpressDox uses XSLT technology to insert data elements into Merge Fields. This means that a vast amount of functionality is available to the experienced user, especially the XSLT functions, which are used to format data. XpressDox functions and XSLT functions can be mixed in one Merge Field

Convert text into lower case   Regardless of the case of the value entered into the interview or imported from a database, that value can be converted into lower case.   Command structure: «ToLower(Type)» “Plaintiff” becomes “plaintiff”     Additional parameters on the ToLower function: Double clicking on the “ToLower”...

Regardless of the case of the value entered into the interview or imported from a database, that value can be converted into UPPER CASE.   Command structure: «ToUpper(FullName)» “Fred Basset” becomes “FRED BASSET”   Additional parameters on the ToUpper command: Double clicking on the “ToUpper” command from the Command Assistant...