X characters from the end

Hi,
Does it exist a function how returns a specified number of characters from the end of a text string, like the function "RIGHT" in Excel ?
Thank you.
Patrick

Yep, use SUBSTR with a negative number:
SQL> select substr('Hello world!',-3) from dual;
SUB
ld!

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Attachments:
Ardunio(StringOutput).vi ‏36 KB

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overnight_11_18.csv ‏3001 KB
Overnight.png ‏146 KB

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