Hi Richard, I was looking at the offset function and thinking about the starting points. It still presents a looping problem for me that I’m trying to avoid. If other methods aren’t more efficient I will play with it more.
Thanks, Rick > On May 16, 2022, at 2:32 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > The offset function has an optional third param for starting point, so > setting that value to the number of bytes you want to skip would take you > right where you want to be. Offset can then be used in a loop, updating the > starting value as you go. Exiting the loop once your into the tail you don't > want to index can be a simple if to escape the loop. > > There may also be options for using delimiters. What does the source data > look like, and what should the resulting index look like? > > And the most central question with things like this: how large is "large"? _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
