On 11/2/00 2:19 pm, David Cramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there an offset-from-the-right function? I thought I had seen the
> use of a minus symbol with offset somehow that gave you the offset
> from the right, i.e., the end of a chunk of text.
>
> Yes? No?
Yes, you can use negative chunk expressions. For example:
char -1 of "abc" is "c"
char 4 to -2 of "abcdefghij" is "defghi"
Regards,
Kevin
> Regards,
>
> David
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