Jan-
> put wird -1 of char 1 to x of theText
That has problems if char x is in a word. Try:
if char x of theText is space then
put -1 into tPos
else
put -2 into tPos
end if
put word tPos of (char 1 to x of theText)
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Mark Wieder
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The -1 thing is both counterintuitive and so, so sexy at the same time.
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Brilliant Sarah and Jan.
Thank you,
Bill Vlahos
On Jun 29, 2008, at 9:36 PM, Jan Schenkel wrote:
--- Bill Vlahos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How do I get the word before a specific character in
a field? I can be
any character in the text field I choose but I can't
figure out how to
do somethin
--- Bill Vlahos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do I get the word before a specific character in
> a field? I can be
> any character in the text field I choose but I can't
> figure out how to
> do something like "get the previous word" from a
> specific character in
> the field.
>
> The onl
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Bill Vlahos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do I get the word before a specific character in a field? I can be any
> character in the text field I choose but I can't figure out how to do
> something like "get the previous word" from a specific character in the
> fi
How do I get the word before a specific character in a field? I can be
any character in the text field I choose but I can't figure out how to
do something like "get the previous word" from a specific character in
the field.
The only way I figure I could do it would be to crawl backwards via
