that is kinda what I did, I just would parse out the individual words one at a time, then when I got it back I would allocate the room. I appreciate the help, thanx again. bill
"Richard M. Hartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:LYRIS-45725-91949-2002.05.29-10.43.36--wlalexander#[EMAIL PROTECTED] lmos.com... > > > "bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:87234@palm-dev-forum... > > > > Thanx for your responses, > > first I don't claim to be a good speller :) > > next, I don't know what the size of the Title or descriptions will be, > they > > will change. > > second, I am using this on a palm. > > third, I have all the books, and then read the and read them, been at this > > one thing for a while, then I have read them again (as I mentioned), but > it > > seems that most of them have to do with known sizes, I don't know how many > > strings that title and description will have, all I will know is that they > > will have the same amount. I won't know the total until after the return > > from the 'Separator' function, because they have not been separated yet > and > > I don't know the lengths of the strings until after that either. I guess, > I > > need to know how to declare space for something before you know the size, > or > > do I just pick a size that is larger than any that might occur?? > > > ... or you could give up trying to do everything in one pass. > > First: process the input once to determine how much memory you need to > allocate > Second: allocate that room > Third: process the input _again_ to get your desired result > > > -- > -Richard M. Hartman > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
