>Is there a function in VFP that will work to replace a string between two delimits? Just as STREXTRACT() allows to extract between two delimits, to write the changed string back.

If you use any West Wind tools (Web Connection, IPStuff or Client Tools) there's a function called ReplaceText in wwUtils.prg that does that. It will find a string based on start and end delimiters and replace it with a string.

http://www.west-wind.com/webconnection/docs?page=_2gc0qtxai.htm

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