In this chapter, you will learn how to manipulate a special kind of variable, the string variable. Letters have different kinds of commands as compared to working with numbers. In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• declare a string variable
• work with blanks
• identify the string position within a string
• use the equals sign with text
• replace text and insert text within a text
• split text and join text together

In This Chapter:

Text Variables

Differences between text and numerical variables

Blanks

Handling blanks in text variables

String Position

How to locate string position

Equal Command with Text

Using the Equal command with text

Working with Text

Joining, replacing and inserting text