What is the purpose of the CATX function?

The CATX function is designed to concatenate strings while incorporating a specified delimiter between the individual strings. Additionally, it automatically removes any leading or trailing blanks from each string before the concatenation occurs. This is particularly useful when you want the final result to be clean and neatly formatted without unnecessary spaces.

When utilizing CATX, for example, if you have separate strings that might contain extra spaces, these would be trimmed off automatically, ensuring that the combined result is a tidy string with your chosen delimiter fully integrated. This capability distinguishes CATX from other concatenation functions that do not address leading or trailing blanks, which can lead to unexpected formatting in the output.

This function is advantageous in data preparation tasks where consistency in string formatting is critical for subsequent data processing or analysis.