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Description:
Formats a string to become a valid UK postcode

Return Values:
Returns a string

Example:

#formatUKPostcode(form.postcode)#

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Formats a string to become a valid UK postcode
 * version 1.0 by Steve Chandler
 * 
 * @param str      String to format (Required)
 * @return Returns a string 
 * @author Steve Chandler (cflib@chandler.it) 
 * @version 1, July 27, 2012 
 */
function formatUKPostcode(str){
    var strPostcode = ucase(trim(replaceNoCase(str,' ','','all')));
    return left(strPostcode,len(strPostcode)-3) & ' ' & right(strPostcode,3);
}