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Noobish
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:47 am    Post subject: Newbie: How do I break down this string ? Reply with quote
String=first`nsecond`nthird`nfourth`nfive

How can I get it too this.

String1=first
String2=second
String3=third
String4=fourth
String...

Without knowing how much lines there are?

I just want a string cut in pieces at the `n and give me a answer until the last word or `n.

Sad
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Krogdor



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Code:
String=first`nsecond`nthird`nfourth`nfive
StringSplit, String, String, `n
MsgBox, 1: %String1%`n 2:%String2%`netc.
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Lemming



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Posts: 165
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:52 am    Post subject: Use StringSplit and a loop Reply with quote
Tested.

Code:
String=first`nsecond`nthird`nfourth`nfive

StringSplit, StrArray, String, `n

; StrArray0 contains number of items produced by the StringSplit command

Loop, %StrArray0%
{
   StrLine := StrArray%a_index%
   StrDisplay = %StrDisplay%Line%a_index%=%StrLine%`n
}

MsgBox, %StrDisplay%`n`nTotal lines = %StrArray0%
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Noobish
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you all for the answers.

But I am confused now I have found something in the mean while but cant
really that whats the difference between the several solutions .
Confused

Code:


Haystack=first`nsecond`nthird`nfourth`nfive


Loop, parse, Haystack, `n
{
Needle = %A_LoopField%

IfInString, Haystack, %Needle%
{
   
   msgbox %Needle%
   Sleep, 200
   }
else
    Sleep, 1
}


I am sorry but could you explain the difference between the several solutions?

Thank you kindly.
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Sivvy



Joined: 21 Jul 2008
Posts: 726
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Actually, if you look up Krogdor's method, it's EXACTLY what you want. Look in the Help File for StringSplit.

Example:
Code:
Var = I`nhave`na`nlovely`nbunch`nof`ncoconuts.
StringSplit, String, Var, `n
MsgBox, %String1% %String2% %String3% %String4% %String5% %String6% %String7%

Try this code in a script as is. Also, %String0% will give you the number of variables created. So do a loop with %String0% as your number.
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Noobish
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shocked Oh gosh now I understand.

Embarassed Thanks for not flaming RTFM Wink

Thank you everybody for helping.
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Lemming



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Posts: 165
Location: Malaysia
PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:28 am    Post subject: Scalability Reply with quote
Krog and Siv's methods will work, but their display method is not scalable.

For example, if you have 50 words in your string, their code would look like:

Code:
MsgBox, %String1% %String2% .... %String48% %String49% %String50%


Basically, they would need to have as many %Strings% as there are words. Plus, they would need to know ahead of time how many words there are, which kinda defeats the purpose of using StringSplit!

The Haystack code you provided would also work, but it displays lines one-by-one, and you have to press Enter after each. Again, imagine a 50-word string.

My code just gathers all the lines into a single variable, where it is displayed in a single MsgBox.

Add more words to your initial string, and try it out with all the different solutions. You'll see what I mean.
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Noobish
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
saya orang belanda terima kasih
Thank you for the in-dept explanation.
Vielen dank fur ihren antwort.

Very Happy
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