On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:57:21 +0000, Dave Salt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Find only strings PREFIXED with ABC, of this subset find only strings >>suffixed with XYZ. Pre come before suf 99.999998% of the time. >> > >If a line contains the following string: > >zzzxyz abczzz > >The second 'word' in the above string is prefixed with ABC. The first word >in the above string is suffixed with XYZ. So, the use of ONLY and FIND would >find the above string, but I think Jim wanted to find strings where XYZ came >*after* ABC. > And he didn't actually say that he wanted ABC to be at the beginning of a word and XYZ to be at the end of a word... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
