[Joshua Williams]

figured it out with this –

// Original text

var originalText = “© 2025 XYZ Corp. All Rights Reserved. YYY-ZZ-XXXXX“;

// Substring to replace

var substringToReplace = “YYY-ZZ-XXXXX“;

// Layer to Replace From

var otherLayer = thisComp.layer(“REPLACE TEXT”);

// New substring

var newSubstring = otherLayer.text.sourceText.value.substring(0, 50);

// Replace the substring

var newText = originalText.replace(substringToReplace, newSubstring);

newText;