1 EDIT$
 The  EDIT$  function  performs  one  or  more  string  editing  functions,
 depending on the value of its integer argument.

 Example

 New_string$ = EDIT$(Old_string$, 48%)

2 Syntax

     str-var = EDIT$(str-exp, int-exp)

 Values   Effect

 1%       Trim parity bits
 2%       Discard all spaces and tabs
 4%       Discard characters: CR, LF, FF, ESC, RUBOUT, and NULL
 8%       Discard leading spaces and tabs
 16%      Reduce spaces and tabs to one space
 32%      Convert lowercase to uppercase
 64%      Convert [ to ( and ] to )
 128%     Discard trailing spaces and tabs
 256%     Do not alter characters inside quotes