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#100166 - 2003-04-03 06:23 PM Help Needed on Length problem
Rob Schraeger Rob Schraeger Lurker Registered: 2003-04-03 Posts: 1	I have a script that I need to trim the last 7 characters off from a result of a variable. Example $X would display \\servername\sharename. I want to trim everything except the servername. The server name can be any length from 6-10 letters. I looked a SUBSTR and LTRIM and RTRIM but can get even close. Help is needed and appreciated.
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#100167 - 2003-04-03 06:29 PM Re: Help Needed on Length problem
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	use: $path = split('\\server\share\folder\file.ext','\') $server=$path[2] $share=$path[3] _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#100168 - 2003-04-03 06:29 PM Re: Help Needed on Length problem
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Then look at INSTR/INSTRREV or SPLIT. code: $x='\\servername\sharename' $server=split(substr($x,3)$x,'\')[0] _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#100169 - 2003-04-03 06:30 PM Re: Help Needed on Length problem
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	How about: $STRING = "\\servername\sharename" ? SUBSTR(SUBSTR($STRING,1,INSTRREV($STRING,"\")-1),3) But you will probably get some other takes on this. Requires the INSTRREV function which was recently added (few releases ago). -Shawn
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#100170 - 2003-04-03 06:32 PM Re: Help Needed on Length problem
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Did I say something about "more takes on this" ? Actually imho I like the SPLIT take better.
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#100171 - 2003-04-03 06:33 PM Re: Help Needed on Length problem
Breaker Breaker Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2001-06-15 Posts: 268 Loc: Yorkshire, England	Rob, I get Hotmail messages with titles like that! How about trying something like this: code: $x = "\\servername\sharename" $x = Left($x,Len($x)-7) ? $x Assuming that you will always be trimming exactly 7 characters of the end of the string. If what you actually want to do is return the servername from a string like the above, then I suggest using the Split() function to create an array of the discrete chunks of the string separated by "\", then reconstituting the "\\servername" part by choosing that element of the array. I would suggest you read the fine manual, and search the FAQ forum on this board to get more idea of how to do this. -Breaker _________________________ ================================================ Breaker
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#100172 - 2003-04-03 06:35 PM Re: Help Needed on Length problem
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	I get those emails too _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#100173 - 2003-04-03 06:41 PM Re: Help Needed on Length problem
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Kixtart ... It's how you use it that counts.
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