Yes, this seems to work pretty well, using an LTRIM. I've only had trouble with these characters at the beginning of a string so I think I'll try it and see if it clears the problem.
Thanks, Bill > With VFP 9 you could use Rtrim(variable, 0, chr(0), chr(0xff)) > Tracy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Behalf Of Bill Kressbach > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 1:37 PM > > The code is for monitoring the Emergency Alert System (EAS) for a radio > station. Sometimes a little noise from the receiver will add a few bytes of > data to the beginning of the message while the receiver is trying to lock > up. This latest one is 00 00 FF 00 FF 00 00 (HEX). These characters will > sometimes confuse the software causing strange results. So I need to remove > them. I am a little concerned about the amount of time required to remove > them but I could try a modification of Ed's code by keeping anything between > 20 and 127. > > Bill > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
