Extracts the numeric value from the string. Trims the non-numeric part from the end so that when the number is appended, the total length is exactly 20 characters.
function Format-MailboxName {
param (
[string]$InputName
)
# Extract numeric part (assumes it's at the end)
$number = ($InputName -split '\D+')[-1]
# Calculate how many characters to keep from the start
$maxPrefixLength = 20 - $number.Length
# Remove the number from the end and trim to required length
$prefix = $InputName -replace "$number$", ''
$trimmedPrefix = $prefix.Substring(0, [Math]::Min($prefix.Length, $maxPrefixLength))
# Combine trimmed prefix and number
$finalName = "$trimmedPrefix$number"
return $finalName
}
param (
[string]$InputName
)
# Extract numeric part (assumes it's at the end)
$number = ($InputName -split '\D+')[-1]
# Calculate how many characters to keep from the start
$maxPrefixLength = 20 - $number.Length
# Remove the number from the end and trim to required length
$prefix = $InputName -replace "$number$", ''
$trimmedPrefix = $prefix.Substring(0, [Math]::Min($prefix.Length, $maxPrefixLength))
# Combine trimmed prefix and number
$finalName = "$trimmedPrefix$number"
return $finalName
}
# Example usage
Format-MailboxName "NewSharedMailboxDelhi-CWW13"
