Re: Variables from a long text string

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 35401
interpreted = N
texte = >I'm trying to tie-in with a legacy system that responds to my requests by >delivering a single long text string delimited by the pipe character (|). >Can this be done using WebCat?Yes, but it won't be easy ... >If so can someone point me in the right >direction?You're going to need a combination of several contexts, such as:[getchars] [convertchars] [countchars] [middle] [text]Start by using one context at a time, like [middle] for example, then experiment with it on order to get some kind of results that looks promising. Then figure out what you have to do to those results to complete the next step ... and so on, one step at a time until you're finished. ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Variables from a long text string (Marty Schmid 2000)
  2. Re: Variables from a long text string (James Howarth 2000)
  3. Re: Variables from a long text string (John Butler 2000)
  4. Re: Variables from a long text string (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  5. Variables from a long text string (Marty Schmid 2000)
>I'm trying to tie-in with a legacy system that responds to my requests by >delivering a single long text string delimited by the pipe character (|). >Can this be done using WebCat?Yes, but it won't be easy ... >If so can someone point me in the right >direction?You're going to need a combination of several contexts, such as:[getchars] [convertchars] [countchars] [middle] [text]Start by using one context at a time, like [middle] for example, then experiment with it on order to get some kind of results that looks promising. Then figure out what you have to do to those results to complete the next step ... and so on, one step at a time until you're finished. ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Kenneth Grome

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