> This is getting ridiculous. > > I have now written a function to strip out all the headers and replace > all Chr(&C0) and all Chr(&80) (the ascii AE's) with a plain text AE. > The string is now > "AE300AE318AE65AEBuddiesAE302AE319AE300AE319AE7AEclassybabe27_742AE301AE319 > AE303AE319AE301AE318AE300AE318AE65AEFriendsAE302AE319AE300AE319AE7AEleet.sp > ikeAE301AE319AE303AE319AE301AE318AE303AE318AEAE300AE312AE313AE2AE314AE0AE30 > 1AE312AE300 > AE312AE313AE6AE314AE-1AE301AE312AE300AE312AE313AE4AE314AE0AE301AE312AE300A > E312AE313AE8AE314AE1AE301AE312AE300AE312AE313AE9AE314AE900AE301AE312AE303AE > 312AE" > > Could someone please explain why then when I Split(thestring, "65AE") I > get a 161 position array, many of which are empty? Yet again, 65AE only > occurs 2 times in my string. > > And if I blindly barge through the routine with TRY, I must at a later > point split the array at "7AE", yet when I encounter the name > classybabe27_742, I get back classybabe2, _, 42. > > And honestly all this stripping and replacing characters is not a > preferred solution. It's an ugly hack to a simple problem, that I'm > sure is going to create problems later in this project. A project I've > already invested 2 weeks in, and am about to have to scrap if this > isn't possible. > > Please tell me I'm doing something wrong here, because if this language > cannot even split a simple string.... >
As explained in the Split() documentation, the "Separators" argument is a list of single ASCII characters, each one being a separator. You cannot split with an arbitrary string. Regards, -- Benoît Minisini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
