RE: [gxnet]: iStriMask_STR()

[Stephen Cheesman]

Aaron:   You can't use the iStriMask() function to test for an asterisk, because the asterisk is reserved for use in that function as a wildcard. At present there doesn't seem to be a function specific to your needs, but you could "brute" force it using the following construction:   // see if a string has the "*" character in it...   string(80) sText; string(2) sChar;   iN = iStrlen_STR(sText); for(i=0;i<iN;i++) {     Substr_STR (sChar, sText, i, 1);     if(iStrncmp_STR(sChar, "*", 1, STR_CASE_TOLERANT)==0) break; }   if(i<iN) {     // It was found... }   Dr. Stephen J. Cheesman Research Geophysicist Geosoft Inc. Software and services for effective earth science decision-making. Free Oasis montaj interface now available at www.geosoft.com Geosoft Inc. 8th Floor 85 Richmond St. W. Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 2C9 Tel. (416) 369-0111 Fx. (416) 369-9599 Direct: (905)315-8207 E-mail. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Aaron Balasch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 2:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gxnet]: iStriMask_STR() Hi everyone,   Does anyone know how to use the iStriMask() function to test whether a string contains the multiplication(*) sign. I can search a string for the division sign by giving the command iStriMask_STR("*/*", sTest), where * denote any number of wilcard characters but instead of the division sign(/), I would like to search for the multiplication sign(*). Does anyone know how to do this?     Aaron Balasch Sky Hunter Technologies Inc. Suite 101, 1725 10th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T3C 0K1 Phone: (403)228-2175 Fax: (403)244-7955 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]