Ed Leafe wrote: > On Jul 31, 2007, at 11:37 AM, MB Software Solutions wrote: > >>> Does anyone know of an easy way to strip off any non-ACSII >>> characters from a >>> string? >>> >>> Bill >>> >> Ed Leafe had posted such a code sample awhile back using STRTRAN. You >> might check the archives for it. I can't recall it off the top of my >> head. That's something I always need to consult the Hacker's Guide >> for >> syntax. ;-) > > Basically, the idea is to define the good characters, and use > STRTRAN on the original string to remove the good characters. That > leaves all the bad characters, right? Now run STRTRAN against the > original string with the bad chars; all that will be left is the good > chars. In code: > > LPARAMETERS targetStr > * We want only chars < 128 > good = "" > FOR ii = 1 TO 127 > good = good + CHR(ii) > ENDFOR > bad = STRTRAN(targetStr, good) > IF EMPTY(bad) > ret = targetStr > ELSE > ret = STRTRAN(targetStr, bad) > ENDIF > RETURN ret > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > >
Don't think this will work, strtran(mystr, 'ab') will replace all the 'ab' with nothing, but will do nothing to single 'a' or single 'b'. Probably should use CHRTRAN(targetStr, bad) instead of STRTRAN(targetStr, bad). _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
