Need to split string into 2 variables 3

[TSch]

Hi folks,

I'm looking for a way to split certain strings into 2 variables. There are 4 possible types of strings. Every string begins with 1 or 2 letters followed by 1 or 2 numbers.

Example 1:

String = A2
Var 1  = A
Var 2  = 2

Example 2:

String = B65
Var 1  = B
Var 2  = 65

Example 3:

String = CC4
Var 1  = CC
Var 2  = 4

Example 4:

String = DD12
Var 1  = DD
Var 2  = 12

In other words: How can I automatically part the letters from the numbers and store each one in a separate variable ?

Regards,
Thomas

 

[GeekyDeaks]

You could use egrep I suppose

var1 = `echo $string | egrep -o -i '[A-Z]+'`
var2 = `echo $string | egrep -o '[0-9]+'`

but clunky though...

Cheers,
Scott

 

[PHV]

Var1=`expr "$String" : '\([A-Z]*\)[0-9]*'`
Var2=`expr "$String" : '[A-Z]*\([0-9]*\)'`

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[TSch]

Thanks a lot everyone !
Both methods are working perfectly ...

 

[SamBones]

Yet another way...

#!/bin/ksh

STR=ABC123
VAR1=${STR%%[0-9]*}
VAR2=${STR##*[a-zA-Z]}

I included the she-bang line since this is Korn shell only (I believe).