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ShinobiSoft · Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2002 11:44 pm Post subject:

Instead of parsing the string out, why not replace the fieldsep character with a carriage return @cr() and then assign the string to a string list. Each part of the original string would then be contained on a seperate line within the string list.

Here's an example:

Tommy · Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2002 11:47 pm Post subject:

I must say, that's a brilliant approach! Very Happy

Mac · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 12:26 am Post subject:

Uh... have ya actually tried that example?

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 12:30 am Post subject:

Not in that exact format. Instead of the %%fieldsep variable, I usually hard code the fieldsep character.

Mac · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 12:39 am Post subject:

My point is - the example doesn't work. Unless you're
trying to lose the last three fields... Confused

BTW, @chr(34) is a quote, but when ya replace it with
@chr(44) (a comma), it still doesn't work.

Cheers, Mac Smile

Tommy · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 12:44 am Post subject:

Sorry Mac, I hadn't tried it yet, I wasn't talking about the example, but about the approach.

The error is the line were %%sourceString is assigned to. It should say:

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 12:45 am Post subject:

Thanks for pointing out the typeo @chr(34) should have been @chr(44). I've edited my post for this correction.

What I don't understand is why it doen't work for you. It works fine for me. I wouldn't have suggested it if it didn't work! Confused

Mac · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 1:03 am Post subject:

OK, it works with the quotes. Wink

But is there a reason ya rather tie up a list than
loop thru and add @chr(34) to the string? Ya could
PARSE it into vars (with meaningful names) then...

Also, any vars used in your example must still be
excluded from the outside quotes...

Cheers, Mac Smile

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 1:11 am Post subject:

I was just offering an alternative method to parsing information. Smile

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It would probably be most simple to just use the following instead of re-inventing the wheel. Wink

Tommy · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 2:06 am Post subject:

Mac · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 2:15 am Post subject:

Didn't he meant add @chr(34) when ya add the
separators to begin with?

Tommy · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 4:11 am Post subject:

Yes but the whole point is that you don't always create the files that you want to read,
so you'll just have to stick with the format that was decided by the file's original author/software.

Mac · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 4:25 am Post subject:

Quotes are in a lot (if not most) field separated files
anyway. If ya make PARSE include everything between
separators you'd have to have a routine to get rid of
'em on those files.

And ya could loop thru a list (loaded file) and add
@chr(34) just as easy as removing quotes when ya
didn't want 'em...

Or is there a method to have it both ways?

Cheers, Mac Smile

Garrett · Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 8:54 am Post subject: