On: Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 09:16:38AM -0600,Huegel, Thomas Wrote: } I think this should be really simple, but the brain doesn't seem to be } working this morning. } I have this little pipe, and the last stage is '|VAR NEWNAME'. } How can a be sure NEWNAME is being set to '' (null) if nothing makes it that } far through the pipe? } } 'PIPE FILERAND TOM222 PLI A 1-10', } '| FIND --CATAL= ', } '| TAKE FIRST 1', } '| SPECS 9.9 1', } '| STRIP', } '| VAR NEWNAME'
The easiest way is to change the VAR stage to a STEM stage, like: '| STEM NEWNAME.' At the end of the pipe, NEWNAME.0 will contain the number of items that reached the STEM, and NEWNAME.1, NEWNAME.2 etc will contain the item(s). -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L
