> Wouldn't something like this work? > > repeat while offset(stringToCheck,charToFind) > > -- get the found character's position in the string > tCharNum = offset(stringToCheck,charToFind) > > -- put in the replacement character > put replacementChar after stringToCheck.char[tCharNum] > > -- remove the original character > delete stringToCheck.char[tCharNum] > > end repeat > Actually, that's very similar to what I ended up doing--I'm looping through the characters in the string looking for charToNum > 127, then doing a substitution.
I was looking for a faster way--one Lingo command, hopefully, sort of like Pascal's "in" function. I don't mind doing the coding--I'm just looking for faster execution. Maybe I'll just post the code and see what improvements people suggest. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
