# VBScript Replace Function

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The Replace function replaces a specified part of a string with another string a specified number of times.

### Syntax

Replace(string,find,replacewith[,start[,count[,compare]]])

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
string | Required. The string to be searched
find | Required. The part of the string that will be replaced
replacewith | Required. The replacement substring
start | Optional. Specifies the start position. Default is 1. All characters before the start position will be removed.
count | Optional. Specifies the number of substitutions to perform. Default value is -1, which means make all possible substitutions

compare

Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use. Default is 0

Can have one of the following values:

- 0 = vbBinaryCompare - Perform a binary comparison
- 1 = vbTextCompare - Perform a textual comparison

## Examples

## Example 1

Replace the word "beautiful" with "fantastic":

<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"beautiful","fantastic"))
%>

The output of the code above will be:

This is a fantastic day!
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## Example 2

Replace the letter "i" with "##":

<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##"))
%>

The output of the code above will be:

Th##s ##s a beaut##ful day!
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## Example 3

Replace the letter "i" with "##", starting at position 15:

Note that all characters before position 15 are removed.

<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##",15))
%>

The output of the code above will be:

t##ful day!
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## Example 4

Replace the 2 first occurences of the letter "i" with "##", starting at position 1:

<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##",1,2))
%>

The output of the code above will be:

Th##s ##s a beautiful day!
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## Example 5

Replace the letter "t" with "##", with textual, and binary, comparison:

<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"t","##",1,-1,1) & "<br />")
response.write(Replace(txt,"t","##",1,-1,0))
%>

The output of the code above will be:

##his is a beau##iful day!
This is a beau##iful day!
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