length of values in string

[tester321]

Hi i have a variable called sInventoryIDs which can contain many IDs, each being seperated by a "~" like so:
234~34555~345~2~3245~999....

I'm trying to get the number of Ids in the string, i chose to do this by creating an array holder and using split, its not working though, any thoughts as to why:

var arrIDs = new Array()
arrIDs = sInventoryIDs.split('~');
alert(arrIDs.length);

Is there a regExp way to handle this? Thanks

 

[trollacious]

This should work fine:

var sInventoryIDs = '234~34555~345~2~3245~999';
var arrIDs = sInventoryIDs.split('~');
alert(arrIDs.length);

If that doesn't work, you need to show your code. Copy and paste your real code inside code tags so it's easier to read. The above is tested in IE 6 and worked fine.

Lee