Re: Format a text field

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Use whichever seems easier to you. Your second example is correct except for the use of + instead of &. You could also examine regular expressions.

"cj2" <cj2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23wmobJ4EJHA.3408@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
While I'm learning about format, will it work with strings?

I want to take this string
dim thisCustNo as string = "9128764526"
and make it look like
(912)876-4526

I found I can do this
thisCustNo.Format("({0}){1}-{2}",thisCustNo.Substring(0,3),thisCustNo.Substring(3,3),thisCustNo.Substring(6,4))

But for me that isn't a bit easier or clearer or nicer than
"("+thisCustNo.Substring(0,3)+")"+thisCustNo.Substring(3,3)+"-"+thisCustNo.Substring(6,4)

Am I missing something?

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