---
title: "DEL"
description: "DEL"
keywords: "DEL"
url: "https://myrapidi.com/wiki/del"
locale: "en"
published: "2009-05-15T07:09:45Z"
modified: "2012-11-08T06:38:20Z"
---

# DEL();

Deletes a specific character (or string of characters) in the beginning of a field.

 

**Example 1:**

> ##DEL("Name", 'Mr.') will delete 'Mr.' from the field.
> 
> If "Name" has the value "Mr. Peter Petersen" it will return the result "Peter Petersen".
> 
>  

**Example 2:**

> ##DEL("Name", 'x') will delete all occurrences of 'x' at the beginning of the field.
> 
> If "Name" has the value "xxxxxxPeter Petersen" it will return the result "Peter Petersen".
> 
>  

**Example 3:**

> ##DEL("Name", ' ') will delete all occurrences of ' ' at the beginning of the field.
> 
> If "Name" has the value "      Peter Petersen" it will return the result "Peter Petersen".
> 
>  

**NOTICE THAT:**

The DEL function only operates at the beginning of a field, and characters are case sensitive.