The help file specifies:
A tilde (~) placed immediately before pattern specifies a
negative match. That is, it specifies a pattern or a part of a
pattern that does not match the expression or a part of the
expression. The match is true only if string and pattern are
of equal length and
Jerry,
Thanks, I did read the manual but failed to process the length clause
(ADHD).
S
Since you are testing for length and the lengths are the same the tilde
doesn't come into play.
Jerry
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