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Quote jdubsky Replybullet Topic: Switch last name first name
    Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 9:18am
Master.name field contains names formatted with a / delimeter and the last name is first. I need to separate them,  then report with first name last name for output.
 
 
EG: Smith/John
       Smith/Mary
       Jones/Bill
 
needs to be converted to:
 John Smith
 Mary Smith
 Bill Jones
 
Sometimes the field only contains a first name and it usually a company name.  EG  123 contractor
or               AAA builder
 
These should remain the same.
 
 
Any help with the formulas would be appreciated. 
I tried using split but no getting any joy with that.
 
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Quote hilfy Replybullet Posted: 30 Sep 2011 at 10:07am
Try something like this:
 
NumberVar slash;
slash := InStr({master.name}, '/');
if slash > 0 then
  mid({master.name}, slash + 1, length({master.name}) + ' ' + left({master.name}, slash - 1)
else
  {master.name}
 
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