>>I need to parse a comma delimited string in VFP 5.0. Since I can't use ALINES() in 5.0, what would be the best way to parse this string.
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>>"111111,222,333"
>
>Hi, Ron
>
>Something like ?...
>
lcStr = "111111,222,333"
>lcParsed = STRTRAN(lcStr,",",CHR(13))
>FOR lnLine = 1 TO MEMLINES(lcParsed)
> ? MLINE(lcParsed,lnLine)
>ENDFOR
>
>
>bye
If you use memlines() and mline(), in a loop, also be sure to take a look at _mline, for efficiency. This helps VFP go directly to the place you left off, instead of counting commas from the beginning of the string every time.
The documentation on mline() or memlines() includes a sample.
Hilmar.
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