change_section ( string ; pos ; to ; delimiter )

Name & Parameters: [color:red][big] change_section ( string ; pos ; to ; delimiter ) [/big]

Description: For the given arguments this function will return a string with the given section changed to what argument "to" is set to.

string = The string to be altered

pos = The section you wish to be changed (1=the first section)

to = What the section will be changed to

delimiter = The section definer

For the delimiter, it is recommended to use one character long delimiters, for FM returns unconsistent values. This isn't saying it won't work, just don't count on it.

Sample Input:

change_section ( "1.23.53.1.3.2" , 4 , "102" , "." )

Results:

1.23.53.102.3.2

Recursive: no

Formula:

Let ([

$cfstr = string;

$cfstr = Substitute ( $cfstr ; delimiter ; "¶" );

$cflen = Length (GetValue( $cfstr ; pos ));

$cfposition = Position ( "¶" & $cfstr ; "¶" ; 1 ; pos );

$cfstr = Replace ( $cfstr ; $cfposition ; $cflen ; to )

];

Substitute ( $cfstr ; "¶" ; delimiter )

) 

Required Functions:

Author(s) Julian L

Date: 11/20/07

Credits:

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Edited November 20, 200718 yr by Guest