Converts full-pitch alphanumeric characters (double byte characters -- DBCS) in the specified string to half-pitch alphanumeric characters (single byte characters -- SBCS). This function works in Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese environments. In the Japanese environment, this function can convert full-pitch Katakana as well.

Note This @function is new with Release 5.

Syntax

@Narrow( string )

Parameters

string

Text or text list. The string that you want to convert to single byte characters.

returnstring

Text or text list. The string converted to single byte characters.

If the parameter is a list, the function operates on each element of the list, and the return value is a list with the same number of elements.

This function can be used in input translation formulas to convert the contents of a field to single byte characters or in computed field formulas to save space for displaying the string.

Language cross-reference

StrConv function of LotusScript language

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See Also

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