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Re: st: Another question regarding string variables


From   Steve Nakoneshny <[email protected]>
To   "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: Another question regarding string variables
Date   Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:14:30 -0700

There is a string function called -word- that will serve your purpose. See -h word- for more details.

Steve

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On 2013-02-26, at 8:55 PM, "Michael Stewart" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I  am sorry to keep bothering you regarding string variables
> I am trying to find if there is a function to split a  string "Howard
> James R" --> "Howard"  & ("James R")
> If I use Split, I would get Howard, James and R which is not what I want
> I want to split the string after the first word  into two string
> variables  first variable containing first word and second variable
> containing rest of the string
> 
> -- 
> Thank you ,
> Yours Sincerely,
> Mike.
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