Maybe in addition to fStuff():

fTextmerge() && similar to textmerge()

>I'm getting ready to code this. If anyone has any comments or notes before I begin, please post them.
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* General functions:
>FNEW()        && Create a new fast string variable
>FDELETE()     && Release a fast string variable
>FZAP()        && Reset a fast string variable to empty
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>* File I/O
>FSTRTOFILE()  && Saves memory to a disk file
>FFILETOSTR()  && Reads a disk file into memory
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>* Multiple fast strings
>FWELD()       && Welds two fast strings together
>FCUT()        && Cuts a single fast string into two pieces
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>* Obtain information
>FLEN()        && Get the length of a fast string
>FSTATS()      && Builds statistics on the fast string
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>* Data manipulation:
>FSTUFF()      && Insert and delete text out of a fast string
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>* Data extract functions:
>FTRANSFORM()  && Converts a fast string to a regular string
>FLEFT()       && Get the left Nn characters of a fast string
>FRIGHT()      && Get the right Nn characters of a fast string
>FSUBSTR()     && Get an arbitrary portion from a fast string
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>* Piece manipulation
>FPIECECOUNT() && Get the number of pieces the string is in
>FPIECEMAP()   && Builds a visual image of the pieces in memory
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