Greetings,

I have a database with records that contain data like the following:

"vendor" - "phone number" - "city", "state" "problem."

For example:
xyzcompany - 800-123-4567 - new york, ny tp.

The line above is one record, the company names will differ (but are
limited to a dozen), the format of the number will always be with a dash
seperating the area code and number, the city and state will be in
place, and the problem will be a two letter code followed by a period.

I need to be able to parse that record into seperate session variables
such as Session("vendor"), Session("area_code"), Session("number"), and
on with the city, state, and problem.

What is the best method to use in VBScript/ASP to break this record down
into pieces?

I appreciate any help you can give.

Thanks,
Brandon


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You say the data below is a record - assuming that you are still able to
address the individual fields, use something like:

For Each objField In objRS.Fields

Session (CStr(objField.Name)) = CStr(objField.Value)

Next

- or are you asking how to split a single string??


"Brandon" <bdreilingATmac.com> wrote in message
news:%23038rsbTEHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Greetings,
>
> I have a database with records that contain data like the following:
>
> "vendor" - "phone number" - "city", "state" "problem."
>
> For example:
> xyzcompany - 800-123-4567 - new york, ny tp.
>
> The line above is one record, the company names will differ (but are
> limited to a dozen), the format of the number will always be with a dash
> seperating the area code and number, the city and state will be in
> place, and the problem will be a two letter code followed by a period.
>
> I need to be able to parse that record into seperate session variables
> such as Session("vendor"), Session("area_code"), Session("number"), and
> on with the city, state, and problem.
>
> What is the best method to use in VBScript/ASP to break this record down
> into pieces?
>
> I appreciate any help you can give.
>
> Thanks,
> Brandon
>
>
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Alan Howard wrote:[color=blue]
>
> For Each objField In objRS.Fields
>
> Session (CStr(objField.Name)) = CStr(objField.Value)
>
> Next[/color]

CStr is unnecessary with [Name]...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en.../mdproname.asp


....and possibly unwanted with [Value], depending on the data type.



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If your format and delimiters are fixed (unchanging) then

a1 = split( strRecord, ",")
a2 = split( a1(0), "-")
a3 = split( a1(1), " ")

vendor = a2(0)
areacode = a2(1)
phonenum = a2(2) & "-" a2(3)
city = a2(4)
state = a3(0)
prob = a3(1)


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Head of Development
Integrity eLearning
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"Brandon" <bdreilingATmac.com> wrote in message
news:%23038rsbTEHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Greetings,
>
> I have a database with records that contain data like the following:
>
> "vendor" - "phone number" - "city", "state" "problem."
>
> For example:
> xyzcompany - 800-123-4567 - new york, ny tp.
>
> The line above is one record, the company names will differ (but are
> limited to a dozen), the format of the number will always be with a dash
> seperating the area code and number, the city and state will be in
> place, and the problem will be a two letter code followed by a period.
>
> I need to be able to parse that record into seperate session variables
> such as Session("vendor"), Session("area_code"), Session("number"), and
> on with the city, state, and problem.
>
> What is the best method to use in VBScript/ASP to break this record down
> into pieces?
>
> I appreciate any help you can give.
>
> Thanks,
> Brandon
>
>
> *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com ***
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> CStr is unnecessary with [Name]...[color=blue]
> ...and possibly unwanted with [Value], depending on the data type.[/color]

Habit - easier than second-guessing variant sub-types.

Alan

"Dave Anderson" <GTSPXOESSGOQ@spammotel.com> wrote in message
news:OhC8JLjTEHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Alan Howard wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > For Each objField In objRS.Fields
> >
> > Session (CStr(objField.Name)) = CStr(objField.Value)
> >
> > Next[/color]
>
> CStr is unnecessary with [Name]...
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en.../mdproname.asp
>
>
> ...and possibly unwanted with [Value], depending on the data type.
>
>
>
> --
> Dave Anderson
>
> Unsolicited commercial email will be read at a cost of $500 per message.[/color]
Use[color=blue]
> of this email address implies consent to these terms. Please do not[/color]
contact[color=blue]
> me directly or ask me to contact you directly for assistance. If your
> question is worth asking, it's worth posting.
>
>[/color]

Thanks, that did the trick!

Brandon
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If your format and delimiters are fixed (unchanging) then

a1 = split( strRecord, ",")
a2 = split( a1(0), "-")
a3 = split( a1(1), " ")

vendor = a2(0)
areacode = a2(1)
phonenum = a2(2) & "-" a2(3)
city = a2(4)
state = a3(0)
prob = a3(1)


--
Mark Schupp
Head of Development
Integrity eLearning
www.ielearning.com

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