String Delimiters

[Peter A. Torpey 716-422-0470]

In a script I am writing, I have strongs of the form:

abc:def

which I would like to test for equivalence.  The condition,

if( "abc:def" == "abc" )

tests as TRUE (which is wrong).  How can I correctly
compare two strings of the form abc:def ijk:lml without breaking them apart?

I tried, "abc\def" == "abc" , but this also tests as TRUE.

Thanks for any help.

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-- Pete
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