Jan Wieck wrote: > Oh, it's one of these _don't ask me why_ things ... well, then "what is > the target legacy system?" ... hehe. > Of course, "don't ask me why" is my own way of saying "I don't know why!" :-)
> If there is a total upper maximum for the object length and it's not way > too obscenely large, then you can create a view that get's you this: > [snip] > See attached sample script. I didn't know if you really wanted this > fancy "whole|start|middle|end" string or if that was supposed to be the > data of the fragment itself. Please notice that the view in the sample > is "configured" for data sized up to 100 characters. No, the destination system actually needs the labels as a flag of the fragment position or if it's a fragment at all (i.e. not 'whole'). Actually, your view/functions seem to almost fit my original need, I think they'll just need minor touch up. Thanks a lot Jan, really nice code. cheers cl. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster