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Creating Folder Based on Attachment Name - How do I remove the extension?

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Updated July 16, 2018

asked on July 16, 2018

I have a quick and easy process for users to upload supplier documents:

When these files save to Laserfiche, they're saved in a subfolder using the same name as the transmittal:

It saves with the PDF extension. How can I avoid that?

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replied on July 16, 2018 • Show version history

I did it! I created two hidden fields:

1. "transCopy" that actually grabs the name of the uploaded transmittal name and

2. "subfolder" which contains a formula that removes the .pdf

As recommended by Karina, I changed my formula to:

=LEFT(Field, SUB(LEN(Field), 4))

My end result:

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replied on July 16, 2018

Hi Gloria,

What happens if there are extra periods in the name of the file? Below is a slightly different approach that trims the last 4 characters (the period and the 3 characters of the extension)

=LEFT(Field, SUB(LEN(Field), 4))

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replied on July 16, 2018

Thank you! Very helpful. Used that instead.

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replied on July 16, 2018

You can use Pattern Matching, something like this “((?:\w+\s*)+)” maybe someone can make this more efficient.

Hope this work.

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