Nope if (*_item = 'T') does not detect the left most character Thanks Jerry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Garrett Fitzgerald Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: C functions On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:53, Jerry Foote<[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone know of a table that lists C functions with similar functions to > VFP? Or maybe basic > > Right now I'm struggling with this code > > if ( strcmp( _item,"T123" ) != 0) > > I want to be able to write the expression to test if first letter in _item > is "T" > > In vfp I could write if substr(_item,1,1)="T" If I remember my C correctly, that's: if (*_item = 'T') But it's been a while. :-) [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cd952e44a8cb46b1b066bd87a5b73...@laptop ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

