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breaking a string into components

Hi everybody....

Here's a question for you. I think the answer is simple, but I'm not sure
how to go about it...what I want to do is to break down a string into
components. I already know about the LEFT, MID, and RIGHT properties, but I
don't believe they'll work in this case. Anyway:

I have an ASP page where I retrieve data off of a database
recordset...something like:

variable1=RecSet1(0)

the data stored in RecSet1(0) is something like AA,BB,CC,DD,EE or there may
even be spaces like AA, BB, CC, DD, EE

what I would like to do is to set up some new variables as pieces of the
string....so,

newvariable1 = whatever is to the left of the first comma
newvariable2 = whatever is between the first and second comma

etc...

I can trim out spaces later....I just need to know how to gather pieces in
front of, in between, or after a delimiter like a comma

Thanks

Tom
Jul 19 '05 #1
2 1706
Look at the Split function.

e.g. strThingymibob = Split(strData, ",") 'Split via comma

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Thomas Brooks <br*****@bsi-vt.com> wrote in message
news:5L********************@news1.news.adelphia.ne t...
Hi everybody....

Here's a question for you. I think the answer is simple, but I'm not sure
how to go about it...what I want to do is to break down a string into
components. I already know about the LEFT, MID, and RIGHT properties, but I don't believe they'll work in this case. Anyway:

I have an ASP page where I retrieve data off of a database
recordset...something like:

variable1=RecSet1(0)

the data stored in RecSet1(0) is something like AA,BB,CC,DD,EE or there may even be spaces like AA, BB, CC, DD, EE

what I would like to do is to set up some new variables as pieces of the
string....so,

newvariable1 = whatever is to the left of the first comma
newvariable2 = whatever is between the first and second comma

etc...

I can trim out spaces later....I just need to know how to gather pieces in
front of, in between, or after a delimiter like a comma

Thanks

Tom

Jul 19 '05 #2
How about using an array and splitting, like so:

<%
sString = "AA, BB, CC, DD, EE"
sString = Replace(sString, " ", "") ''optional. Might want to replacey ", "
with "," or do nothing at all
aParts = Split(sString, ",")

For i = 0 To UBound(aParts)
Response.Write "Part " & CStr(i + 1) & " is " & aParts(i) & "<br>"
Next
%>

Ray at work
"Thomas Brooks" <br*****@bsi-vt.com> wrote in message
news:5L********************@news1.news.adelphia.ne t...
Hi everybody....

Here's a question for you. I think the answer is simple, but I'm not sure
how to go about it...what I want to do is to break down a string into
components. I already know about the LEFT, MID, and RIGHT properties, but I don't believe they'll work in this case. Anyway:

I have an ASP page where I retrieve data off of a database
recordset...something like:

variable1=RecSet1(0)

the data stored in RecSet1(0) is something like AA,BB,CC,DD,EE or there may even be spaces like AA, BB, CC, DD, EE

what I would like to do is to set up some new variables as pieces of the
string....so,

newvariable1 = whatever is to the left of the first comma
newvariable2 = whatever is between the first and second comma

etc...

I can trim out spaces later....I just need to know how to gather pieces in
front of, in between, or after a delimiter like a comma

Thanks

Tom

Jul 19 '05 #3

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