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Re: string extract?
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Donna Garverick <[log in to unmask]>
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Donna Garverick <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 19 Jun 2000 16:43:47 -0700
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"VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1)" wrote:

> I'm not sure this is elegant, but here goes:
>
> :setvar x '999 xxxxxxx yy y  y,y, y'
> :calc len(x)
> 24, $18, %30
> :calc word(x)
> 999
> :calc word(x,,2)
> xxxxxxx
> :calc rht(x,-delimpos(x,,2)-1)
> yy y  y,y, y

it works for me :-)   thanks jeff!!            - d

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