chunks make me happy. actually, any time i have to parse a hornet's nest of text, this language makes me happy.
On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 2:17 PM, Mark Talluto via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On Jun 22, 2017, at 11:03 AM, Rick Harrison via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > I have a string variable which contains over 2500 characters. > > I only want to grab the first 1000 characters of that string. > > Rather than looping 1000 times to grab each character > > is there a way to just grab the first 1000 efficiently in > > one big chunk? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rick > > Hi Rick, > > put char 1 to 1000 of tOriginalVar into tNewVar > > > Best regards, > > Mark Talluto > livecloud.io <http://livecloud.io/> > nursenotes.net <http://nursenotes.net/> > canelasoftware.com <http://www.canelasoftware.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ 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
