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ID filter language
This section describes the commands used to create ID filters.
Command description conventions
KEYWORD Words that are bold and all caps have special meanings,
and should be typed literally. However, they may be
typed in either upper or lower case.
< > Angle brackets enclose a variable parameter. By
variable parameter, we mean a value that you can select
or invent. The brackets are not typed.
[ ] Square brackets enclose an optional part of a command.
The brackets are not typed.
ID filter command summary
Data types and parameters
<number> Decimal number. Typically, this indicates an ID character
position, with the first position being number 1.
<string> “Literal text.” This can be any alphanumeric character or
string of characters you want except double quotation
marks. The text must be enclosed by double quotation
marks, but they do not appear in the result.
<direction> LEFT or RIGHT
CHECKDIGIT
Constraint commands
CONTAINS <string> [AT <number>]
LENGTH <number>
Action commands
ADD <string> [AT <number>]
ADD CHECKDIGIT [AT <number>]
PAD <direction> WITH <string> TO <number>
REMOVE <string>
REMOVE <number> [AT <number>]
REPLACE <string> WITH <string>