To extract the last word in a string

Hi
I am using BODS 14.1.1.210
I would like to extract the last word in a string in BODS query. How can I achieve this when I don't know how many words are present in a space delimited string.
Example
Input                                              Output
My name is Tim                              Tim
Complicated                                    Complicated
there is a bird in the nest                 nest
Please let me know if there is a query function for this one.
Cheers!

Hi,
try this-
word_ext(fieldname,-1,' ')
Atun

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