For Christ sake...it's a single liner people!:))))))))))))))) pVal = 1234.90899 splitList = [value(string(pVal).char[1..(offset(".",string(pVal)))-1]),value(string( pVal).char[(offset(".",string(pVal)))..string(pVal).char.count])]
put splitList Covert the pVal to a string first and it gets even faster...just joking..it's crap code but it's in a single line:) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Troy Rollins Sent: 02 September 2004 19:47 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Getting separate parts of a number On Sep 2, 2004, at 2:39 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: > anArray = string(float).split(".") > > That's pseudo ActionScript! Does that not actually leave out some steps though? I don't know of any Lingo "split" function. You'd need to instantiate an object, etc. to get access to that method, no? -- Troy RPSystems, Ltd. http://www.rpsystems.net [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!] [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!]