>Hello,
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>I'm using VFP 6.0.
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>I would like to split a string which is in a field of a table I use.
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>Just look:
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>Meel, dhr. H.J. van|Posthumus, dhr. B.J.
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>The screen seperation sign is |(besides the + sign). How do I go about splitting this in field into two so I can add another record with just the same information as the old record (so two the same record and the only difference is the field above).
>
>Thanks in advance for your time!

OriginalString = "Meel, dhr. H.J. van|Posthumus, dhr. B.J."
LeftPortion = LEFT(x, ATC("|", x)-1)
RightPortion = SUBSTR(x, ATC("|", x)+1)