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*** Javascript String Functions ***
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b[0] = b[0].replace("/", "");  //Replaces all / with a space 
b[0] = b[0].substring(0,29);   //Returns first 29 Characters of a string



//substr( start[, length])

descr = "J/Besc/13th Month Paymnts - Lcl Staf/Oct"

var descr_cmp0 = descr.substring(2,1);                                        //Returns the 2nd Character in the String ("/")
var descr_cmp1 = descr.substring(descr.length-3,0);                           //Returns the entire string except the last 3 characters ("J/Besc/13th Month Paymnts - Lcl Staf/")
var descr_cmp3 = descr_cmp1.substring(descr_cmp1.length-1,descr_cmp1.length); //Returns the last character from descr_cmp1 ("/")



//Nested If Statements
if (descr.substring(2,1) == "/"){
  if (descr_cmp3 == "/") {
    var descr = descr.substring(0,descr.length-3) + sz3;
    eval("document.all.de_" + ct + ".value='" + descr + "' ;");}
else{
    eval("document.all.de_" + ct + ".value='" + descr + "' ;");} }



//Select Case simulation

var sz1 = str.substr(0,2);
var sz2 = str.substr(1,1);
var sz3 = "???";

switch (sz1) 
{ 
case (sz1 = "01" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Jan";}
break 

case (sz1 = "02" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Feb";}
break 

case (sz1 = "03" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Mar";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "04" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Apr";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "05" ): 
 {var sz3 = "May";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "06" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Jun";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "07" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Jul";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "08" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Aug";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "09" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Sep";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "10" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Oct";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "11" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Nov";}
break 
  
case (sz1 = "12" ): 
 {var sz3 = "Dec";}
break 
  
default: 
 {var sz3 = "???";}
};