Replace IF first character

[Tourless]

Hi Folks,

I'm working with StringReplace to remove a zero from a string but I only need it removed if it's the first character in the string (left to right). I have this...

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StringReplace>asof,0,,asof

which yields either this 09=9 or this 10=1. I need 09=9 and 10=10.

How do I isolate or test on only the first character?

[Grovkillen]

Tried RegEx?

^0+(?!$)

This pattern will find one or more leading zeros unless it's a single zero.

[Dorian (MJT support)]

Tried RegEx?

^0+(?!$)

This pattern will find one or more leading zeros unless it's a single zero.

I was trying to find the RegEx for that when your reply popped up. Thank you for that.

So using this example :

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Let>text=09
Let>pattern=[[:\<:]]0
Let>pattern=^0+(?!$)
RegEx>pattern,text,0,matches,num,1,,text
MessageModal>text

Also Format might help :

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Let>data=09
Format>%.1d,data,result
mdl>result

[Tourless]

And thank you both for the replies Now I have two solutions to handle my problem!