GetField

$return = GetField(string,field#[,separator])

Where:

$return

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

$Field = GetField("The quick brown fox",2," ")

$Field = GetField("The,quick,brown,fox",2,",")

Sample Script

' GetField.txt

' Sample script to extract fields

$String = "The quick brown fox"

$FieldNumber = 1

$Fields = 4

LOOP:

$Field = GetField($String,$FieldNumber," ")

type($Field)

$FieldNumber = $FieldNumber + 1

if $FieldNumber < $Fields then GoTo LOOP:

Exit