It is really the same thing... put "Hello" into $MyCrappyText put char 2 to (the number of chars of $MyCrappyText) of $MyCrappyText into $MyCrappyText put $MyCrappyText
> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:22:08 +0200 > From: richmondmathew...@gmail.com > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Subject: Re: Delete char in string > > On 19/02/14 14:09, John Dixon wrote: > > as in something like this... > > put char 2 to (the number of chars of fld 1) of fld 1 into fld 2 > > > > > Exactly: > > nipping chars off strings in fields is dead easy: > > delete char 1 from field "MYCRAPPYTEXT" > > but I have a funny feeling that everything will move a whole lot quicker > if one could do this sort of thing: > > delete char from $MYCRAPPYTEXT > > where the name with the $ is a string variable [Err . . guess my > FORTRAN underwear is showing] > > >> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:05:20 +0200 > >> From: richmondmathew...@gmail.com > >> To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Subject: Delete char in string > >> > >> I am trying to do this: > >> > >> delete first char of $TEXT > >> > >> where $TEXT is a string > >> > >> and seem to be getting myself into trouble. > >> > >> Richmond > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
