set the wordDelim to space set the wordDelim to “*” set the wordDelim to “any single character you want”
Should be easy for the LiveCode programmers to deliver such a command. also put the wordDelim into myVar Initally set to space, resets to space at the end of a handler. All the best Terry On 13 Oct 2014, at 15:23, Ralph DiMola <rdim...@evergreeninfo.net> wrote: > <-----Original Message----- > <From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf > Of Mark Wieder > <Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 8:00 PM > <To: How to use LiveCode > <Subject: Re: problem with counting words > < > < > <wordDelimiter would be an interesting addition, but would have its own > complexities. You need to keep in mind that words are delimited by > <whitespace: spaces, tabs, carriage returns, etc., but also by <some> >> punctuation: commas, periods, semicolons, etc. >> >> I also find that text within quotes being a single word is congruent with > defining arguments for comandline syntax. >> >> -- >> -Mark Wieder >> ahsoftw...@gmail.com > > Also don't forget the non-breaking space Decimal 160. > > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
