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StrReplace

Replaces characters in a string with other characters.

SYNTAX 
StrReplace(inString, oldValue, newValue)
ARGUMENTS

inString String or variable
oldValue Character to replace
newValue Character to insert

RETURN Altered string
EXAMPLE

Replace characters: 

var1 = "10/11/2017"

Var2 = StrReplace(Var1, "/", ".")

Var3 = StrReplace(Var1, "/", " - ")

;--> Var2 = "10.11.2011"

;--> Var3 = "10 - 11 - 2017"

Replace quotes with parse: 

Var1 = """John"",""Peter"""

;--> Var1 = "John","Peter"

qoute = Parse("^H22;")

Var2 = StrReplace(Var1, quote, "")

;--> Var2=John,Peter