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SP String Functions

Posted on by vivaclipper 
 SUBPLUS()      Returns multiple substrings
 STRPULL()      Extract text between 2 characters
 TAKEOUT()      Extract a portion of a string between delimiters at
                nth occurrance
 CRUNCH()       Moves spaces in a string to end of string
 ADDSPACE()     Pads right of string with spaces
 ARRANGE()      Rearranges text in a string
 CENTR()        Centers a string in x spaces
 _WILDCARD()    Wild Card String Compare
 ALLBUT()       Returns all but last x characters
 STRETCH()      Imbeds characters in a string
 LJUST()        Left justifies a string
 STARTSW()      Determines if a string starts with another string
 VAR2CHAR()     Converts any type variable to character type
 RJUST()        Right justifies a string
 PROPER()       Capitalizes first letters of string, lowers rest

SP_STRPULL

Posted on by vivaclipper 
STRPULL()

  Short:
  ------
  STRPULL() Extract text between 2 characters in a string

  Returns:
  --------
  <cExtract> => text extracted

  Syntax:
  -------
  STRPULL(cSource,cDelim1,cDelim2)

  Description:
  ------------
  Extracts text from <cSource> between characters
  <cDelim1> and <cDelim2>.

  If <cDelim1> is empty, uses beginning of <cSource>.

  If <cDelim2> is empty, uses end of <cSource>.

  Examples:
  ---------
   cString := "SUPERFUNCTION"

   cString := STRPULL(cString,'E','C')

   // (returns "RFUN")

  Source:
  -------
  S_STRPUL.PRG