[AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string

Thu Jan 28 12:04:05 CST 2010

Ok, an XOR then.

Max

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
Sent: 28 January 2010 17:44
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string

I don't think Charlotte left an OR part out of her statement.... ;)

Drew

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string

Haha, I think you missed the "OR" part out, Charlotte,

"OR you will be assimilated"

Thanks for the heads up, Janeway.  Or should that be 7 of 9?

Max
Ps.  Head  down, learning, learning...

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte
Foust
Sent: 28 January 2010 16:53
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string

The point you're missing is that a routine to parse a string is *part*
of a
string-handling class.  Get used to the idea of classes Max.  You will
be
assimilated.

Charlotte Foust

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string

Yes, to make it more flexible and robust it  wouldn't take much more
work
on yours, mine or Keith's  submissions.

But, I would not go  the class route just to parse a string,  which  is
the
point I am really making.

Horses for Courses and each to their own.    For me KISS works.

Thanks

Max

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
Salakhetdinov
Sent: 28 January 2010 06:57
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string

Max,

How about that? (To satisfy original request of getting extracted just
AccountNo and InvoiceNo out of the source string.)

Dim s As String
s = "[AccountNo]=1234," + _
    "[InvoiceNo]=1234567," + _
    "[InvoiceDate]=04/01/2010,[Name]=Barry"

Debug.Print Val(Mid(s, InStr(s, "[InvoiceNo]") + 12))
Debug.Print Val(Mid(s, InStr(s, "[AccountNo]") + 12))

Yes, it's not "bullet-proof" but if the source string is guaranteed to
have
specified format then that simple approach will work well.

Please don't start telling (you will not I expect but others here can I
guess :)) "we all know how "specified formats" can often change" - just
program against the current requirements and wait for the other day and
new
requirements to come - that's is the current mainstream trend in agile
Test
Driven Development...

We can spend a lot of time discussing what is the probability of the
specified source string format to change, and how to "bullet-proof" the
above lightweight coding(?) approach - should we? - that's not a
rhetoric
question, folks - your opinions coming from your experience is wanted
and
very welcome...

Thank you :)

--
Shamil

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string

Yes John/Drew but why use that horrendous code when you can do the same
with
this..

Call
xsplit("[AccountNo]=1234,[InvoiceNo]=1234567,[InvoiceDate]=04/01/2010,[N
ame]
=Barry")

Function xSplit(str as string)
    Dim arr() As String, i As Integer
    arr = Split(str, ",")
    Debug.Print arr(0), arr(1), arr(2), arr(3) 'Done!
	'if you want the values then this next bit will do that
    For i = 0 To 3
        arr(i) = Mid(arr(i), InStr(arr(i), "=") + 1)
        Debug.Print arr(i),
    Next i
End Function

A person cannot go through life taking the more obtuse form of coding
just
so that they may "learn" something new.
It is all about getting the code out.
I am with Stuart on  this.

Max

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: 28 January 2010 02:02
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Replacing 'tokens' in a string

LOL

Stuart, I think you misunderstand.  We all recommend that you do the
minimum
amount of work 
necessary and stay ignorant the rest of your life.  It has worked for me
for
all these many years. 
Why in the world would you want to take an opportunity and actually
LEARN
something?

;)

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> At last! someone else who does it with a few lines of simple code
rather
than vastly over-
> engineering the solution :-)
> 
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