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test for additional space
I would like to test two strings to see if a space has been added.
str1 "100S LWB CH5S"
str2 "100 S LWB CH5S"
The string is essentially the same text but only had a space added at some part.
Is that possible to test for
ie determine if space added and if added add the space temporarily to str1 and then do a compare to make sure they are equal strings?
str1 "100S LWB CH5S"
str2 "100 S LWB CH5S"
The string is essentially the same text but only had a space added at some part.
Is that possible to test for
ie determine if space added and if added add the space temporarily to str1 and then do a compare to make sure they are equal strings?
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JAMcDo
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and is it easy to find where the space belongs in field 1?
i am thinking maybe checking each character until they dont match and at that point string2(position string1 +1) should be a space and if it is then add a space at string1(position)
i am thinking maybe checking each character until they dont match and at that point string2(position string1 +1) should be a space and if it is then add a space at string1(position)
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or another thought find current space positions in string2
string 1 positions should correspond to string 2 bar 1 and thats my insertion point on string 1
string 1 positions should correspond to string 2 bar 1 and thats my insertion point on string 1
"or another thought find current space positions in string2"
You can use the InStr() function to find the first occurrence of a Space (or any character)
InStr(1,SearchString, SearchingFor) returns the first position fo Searching For
InStr(1,"100 S LWB CH5S", " ") returns 4
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You can use the InStr() function to find the first occurrence of a Space (or any character)
InStr(1,SearchString, SearchingFor) returns the first position fo Searching For
InStr(1,"100 S LWB CH5S", " ") returns 4
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I would use Trim() in your compare. That would get rid of unnecessary spaces.
If trim(fielda) = Trim(fieldb) then...
If trim(fielda) = Trim(fieldb) then...
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worked great thx
Thanks for the points,
J.
J.
example:
strcomp("100S LWB CH5S","100 S LWB CH5S")
returns 1 because they are not equal
StrComp returns :
string1 is less than string2 -1
string1 is equal to string2 0
string1 is greater than string2 1
string1 or string2 is Null Null
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