Column Overlay

Filter:

COVERLAY

Syntax:

COVERLAY delimiter expression delimiter column

Operands:

delimiter :: any character not used in the expression
expression :: a string of characters used as the overlay subject.
column :: column number where to begin character overlay

Functional Description:

Use the COVERLAY stage to replace a string of characters with another string of characters starting at a particular column in the record. COVERLAY reads records from its primary input stream, replaces the column specified strings that are found within the specified column range, and then writes the records to its primary output stream if it is connected.

Synonyms:

none

Usage Notes:



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