Yves COPPE wrote:
Hello,
I search a function to do the following :
A text contains lines. each line begins with a date "JJ/MM/AAAA" and then a tab and the a ascii text
Id like to find the line which contains the date
28/03/2005 tab ascii text 25/03/2005 tab ascii text 21/03/2005 tab ascii text 20/03/2005 tab ascii text
for example put lineoffset("28/03/2005",tdata) into thisLine
it's OK BUT
I'd like to find the line which item 1 (itemdel to tab) is this date and not the line which contains this date, because in the ascii text following the tab, there are also dates and those dates could be the searched date
I only want to find the line which begins with the searched date
As luck would have it, Chipp just recently forwarded a great tip from Ken Ray, which can be adapted to suit here ....
put lineOffset(cr & "28/03/2005",cr & tList)
The first cr makes sure the line you're looking for starts with your date and the second one is used to 'sync' up the number you're returning.
Or, if you know that the ascii text will *not* contain TABs, you could do lineOffset("28/03/2005" & TAB, tdata)
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