split() 1

[hmcheung]

Is there any functions in foxpro 6.0 equivilant to split() in asp? It chops a string in pieces according to a delimiter and put these pieces into an array. e.g.

MyArray = split("a#b#123", "#&quot

will give

MyArray(0) = 'a'
MyArray(1) = 'b'
MyArray(2) = '123'

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[DEDMOD]

Funny, I'd think there would be, but can't find a single function that does exactly that either. But I'm not experienced enough in VFP to know all the available functions. OTOH (on the other hand), you can use the AT() function to much the same thing pretty easily. You just need to set up a loop and put the substrings between the positions AT() returns into the array. -- Dave

 

[TomasDill]

Hi!

Try following approach:

alines(MyArray,chrtran("a#b#123", "#", chr(13)))

You will get all character values in the array elements, however.



Vlad Grynchyshyn
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[DEDMOD]

Ahhh! I thought there might be a way to change the search character in alines, but I didn't realize you can do it on the fly, as it were. I was figuring you'd have to do something to change the system and then change it back when you were done and that seemed more trouble than it was worth. Anyway, glad to know it can be done so easily; I have a use for the technique. -- Dave