GetField $variable,string,field#[,separator]
Where:
| $variable | receives the field read from the string. |
| string | is the string containing the field to be extracted. |
| field# | is the field number to extract. |
| separator | is the single character field separator. The default is a comma. If coding a comma it should be enclosed in double quotes. |
string, field# and separator may be variables.
The GetField command extracts a field from a field-separated string and copies it into a script variable.
Examples
| GetField | $FIELD,"The quick brown fox",2," " |
| GetField | $FIELD,"The,quick,brown,fox",2,"," |
Sample Script
* GetField.txt
* Sample script to extract fields
*
SetVar $String,"The quick brown fox"
SetVar $FieldNumber,1
SetVar $Fields,4
LOOP:
GetField $Field,$String,$FieldNumber," "
type $Field
CalcVar $FieldNumber,$FieldNumber,+,1
if $FieldNumber,LE,$Fields,LOOP:
Exit
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