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RIGHT Function (VisioShapeSheet)
Last modified: March 09, 2015
Applies to: Office 2013 | Visio 2013
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Syntax
Remarks
Example
Returns the last character or characters in a text string, based on the number of characters you specify.
RIGHT(text [,num_chars_opt])
Parameters
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Name
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Required/Optional
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Data Type
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Description
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text
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Required
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String
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The text string containing the characters you want to extract.
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num_chars_opt
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Optional
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Number
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The number of characters you want to extract. The default is 1.
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Return Value
The value of num_chars_opt must be greater than or equal to zero (0).
If num_chars_opt is greater than the length of the text, RIGHT returns all of the text. If num_chars_opt is omitted, it is assumed to be 1.
RIGHT ("January 1, 2004", 4)
Returns the value 2004.