Crystal Reports for Rational Application Developer Designer Guide

x startsWith y
{fieldname} startsWith "abc"

This operator tests to see if the contents of {fieldname} start with a character string that you specify: "abc". If the contents of the field do start with "abc", then the formula returns the value True. If the field starts with anything else, the formula returns False.

{customer.CUSTOMER NAME} startsWith "A"

TRUE, where {customer.CUSTOMER NAME} = ABC Ltd.

{customer.CUSTOMER NAME} startsWith "C"

FALSE, where {customer.CUSTOMER NAME} = ABC Ltd.

{customer.CUSTOMER NAME} startsWith "ABC"

TRUE, where {customer.CUSTOMER NAME} = ABC Inc. or ABC Ltd.

{customer.CUSTOMER NAME} startsWith "ABC"

FALSE, where {customer.CUSTOMER NAME} = XYZ Inc.