Yes sorry, I meant the replace idea outlined in the quoted section of my email ;)
The replace idea below will work as long as those temporary values don't exist anywhere in the original string, which seems a risky assumption. Not knowing the original values though, I can't speak for that. -Jeff Dawson, Michael wrote: >Replace() will work if you use *four* temporary values. > >Replace 'a' with '1' >Replace 'c' with '2' >Replace 'g' with '3' >Replace 't' with '4' > >Then > >Replace '1' with 't' >Replace '2' with 'g' >Replace '3' with 'c' >Replace '4' with 'a' > >Then, you mix in some love and you have a dino-baby. > >M!ke > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Congdon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:41 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Re: reverse compliment a sequence > >the replace idea won't work. it will replace all 'a' with 'z', then >replace all 'z' with 't' > >this leads to all 'a' being replaced with 't', not with all 'a' being >replaced with 't'. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:209469 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

