Thank you very much! I was able to get the first one to work but for some reason and it could be me I could not get the second one to work.
thanks again John Balgenorth On Aug 24, 2014, at 10:19 AM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > Couple of other ways using regex. > > get matchText(tString1,"(.*)" & tString2 & "$",tString1) > > Or > > if matchChunk(tString1,"(.*)" & tString2 & "$",tString1,tStart,tEnd) then > delete char tStart to tEnd of tString1 > end if > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and > SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> > > > On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > >> if tString1 ends with tString2 then >> delete char (the length of tString1 - the length of tString2 +1 ) to -1 >> of tString1 >> end if >> >> Pete >> lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> >> Home of lcStackBrowser <http://www.lcsql.com/lcstackbrowser.html> and >> SQLiteAdmin <http://www.lcsql.com/sqliteadmin.html> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 8:12 AM, JB <sund...@pacifier.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Thanks for the reply. >>> >>> I am saying if I have “ABC” in one string and the other string >>> has “KCFAJFCABC” then I want to delete the “ABC” from >>> the end of the second string leaving “KCFAJFC”. >>> >>> John Balgenorth >>> >>> >>> On Aug 24, 2014, at 8:09 AM, dunb...@aol.com wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> >>>> Are you saying that if you have "ABCD" and somewhere else you have: >>> "AXFRZC" that you want to delete the "C" from the first string? >>>> >>>> >>>> Whatever you want, the chunking and text control within LC is more than >>> adequate to do the job, and will be fun do execute as well. But is this >>> what you meant? >>>> >>>> >>>> Craig Newman >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: JB <sund...@pacifier.com> >>>> To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>>> Sent: Sun, Aug 24, 2014 10:16 am >>>> Subject: delete end chars >>>> >>>> >>>> If I have a certain amount of characters >>>> and I want to check the end of another >>>> line of characters to see if they are there >>>> and if so then delete them what is the >>>> fastest way to do delete the characters >>>> at the end of the specified line? >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
