On 16/6/99 3:24 am M. Uli Kusterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Kevin,
>
> I think you got syntax writing conventions wrong. "|" is an alternative,
>and angle brackets are for variables, not for literals. You wanted to write:
>
> put item 2 by {del|delimiter} "/"
>
>or more generally:
>
> put item <start> [to <end>] [by {del|delimiter} <delimiter>] into
><destination>
>
> right?
Right, though I think the latest version has the delimiter right next to
the item rather than at the end. But note that there are some variations
between xTalks as to how this is written. MetaCard doesn't use {) at all
in its reference.
Regards,
Kevin
>Cheers,
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