lcString = "test1|test2||test4"
DO WHILE ATC("||", lcString) > 0
   lcString = STRTRAN(lcString, "||", , "| |")
ENDDO
IF LEFT(lcString, 1) = "|"
  lcString = " " + lcString
ENDIF
lcThird = GETWORDNUM(lcString, 3, "|")