counting empty items

2004-05-24 Thread rand valentine
If I do this: set the itemDelimiter to tab put the number of items of tab tab tab tab 1 is returned. why not 4? I don't get it. -- if I do this: set the itemDelimiter to tab put empty into item 4 of testVariable put the number of items of testVariable 3 is returned. why? rand

Re: counting empty items

2004-05-24 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 5/24/04 12:09 PM, rand valentine wrote: If I do this: set the itemDelimiter to tab put the number of items of tab tab tab tab 1 is returned. why not 4? I don't get it. -- if I do this: set the itemDelimiter to tab put empty into item 4 of testVariable put the number of items of

Re: counting empty items

2004-05-24 Thread Pierre Sahores
Hello There, and..., even without parentheses, tabtabtabtaba will return 4, just because the non empty fourth item will force its evaluation... Best Regards, Le 24 mai 04, à 19:46, J. Landman Gay a écrit : On 5/24/04 12:09 PM, rand valentine wrote: If I do this: set the itemDelimiter to tab put