Jarlath... What's the point of the second line? ListToArray allows you to specify a delimiter, so just replace "_split_" with a delimiter other than ",".
<cfset VARIABLES.TestList = Replace(VARIABLES.TestList,"_split_","|","all")> <cfset variables.SplitTest = ListToArray(variables.TestList,'|')> -----Original Message----- From: Jarlath Gallagher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 6:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: listtoarray? This will do it for you... I think!!! If you already have this resolved apologies... If not have fun.... <cfset variables.TestList = "qu_45_tb_45_split_0_split_q_67"> <cfset variables.TestList = replace(variables.TestList,"_split_",",","all")> <cfset variables.TestList = replace(variables.TestList,"_",",","all")> <cfset variables.SplitTest = ListToArray(variables.TestList,',')> <cfdump var="#variables.SplitTest#"> > 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:306950 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
