I too would prefer this way because its the livecode readable way. While
this particular one is a pretty simple regex-- put
replacetext(tNames,(\bc),x) it would get complicated way too fast
depending on need. A for each loop would be fine and work fast also, but I
personally wouldn't mind your
On Dec 27, 2014, at 1:54 PM, dunb...@aol.com wrote:
The beauty of xTalk chunking expressions is that they do just this sort of
thing. So if you had:
ABCDEFG in a field 1, you can just as easily:
-- replace D with empty in fld 1
-- delete char 4 of fld 1
Yeah, that stuff is basic. I
Expanding the use of each would be great!
delete item 2 of each line of tVar, for example
Pete
lcSQL Software
On Dec 27, 2014 10:44 PM, Geoff Canyon gcan...@gmail.com wrote:
It's too bad this won't work:
put bob carol ted alice into S
replace c with x in char 1 of each word of S
Other people may already know this, but I just discovered that you can do
something like:
put 12.34.56.78 into p
replace . with empty in char 4 to -1 of p
and sure enough, you get 12.345678
I did not know that the replace command can work on a chunk within a variable.
The documentation
-Original Message-
From: Peter M. Brigham pmb...@gmail.com
To: How to use LiveCode use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
Sent: Sat, Dec 27, 2014 12:38 pm
Subject: I didn't know this...
Other people may already know this, but I just discovered that you can do
something like:
put 12.34.56.78
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Sent: Sat, Dec 27, 2014 12:38 pm
Subject: I didn't know this...
Other people may already know this, but I just discovered that you can do
something like:
put 12.34.56.78 into p
replace . with empty in char 4 to -1 of p
and sure enough, you get 12.345678
I did not know
Nice :-)
This isn't limited to variables but for works for fields as well.
Taken the liberty of entering an Enhancement Request - 14311 - that the
Dictionary entry be amended to include your example and note that replace
can also be used on chunks within a container, not just the entire
It's too bad this won't work:
put bob carol ted alice into S
replace c with x in char 1 of each word of S
put S -- puts bob xarol ted alice
On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Kay C Lan lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com wrote:
Nice :-)
This isn't limited to variables but for works for fields
