<cfset myList = Replace('qu_45_tb_45_split_0_split_q_67', '_split', ',')>
<cfset aMyList = ListToArray(myList)>On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Richard White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > we have various string values like the following: > > qu_45_tb_45_split_0_split_q_67 > > we need to break this string down into 3 array elements and split it based > on the string '_split_' > > if the listtoarray function used this actual sequence to break the string > up then we would be given an array: > > elem[1] = qu_45_tb_45 > elem[2] = 0 > elem[3] = q_67 > > which is how we need it. but of course the listtoarray uses each string > charaacter as a delimeter to break the string down and therefore doesnt > produce what we need > > is there an alternative that we can use that will break this down based on > the entire sequence '_split_' > > we have looked through the livedocs and are sure this is achievable through > the uses of 2 or 3 functions but cannot worj out quiet how to do it > > thanks for your help > > richard > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:306879 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

