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Re: String Spliting [message #49356 is a reply to message #49354]

Wed, 19 July 2006 12:04

ChristopherFlorio
Messages: 23
Registered: April 2006

Junior Member

Actually now I am having a new problem. I want to put text on the other
side of the asterisk.

file='ImageEarth2.img'
filter='Image*.img'

file=STRJOIN(STRSPLIT(file,filter,/EXTRACT,/REGEX))
file='ImageEarth2.img'

with file=STRJOIN(STRSPLIT(file,filter,/EXTRACT))
file='Erth2'

Any Suggestions?

JD Smith wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:49:10 -0700, ChristopherFlorio wrote:
>
>> I am having a problem with the STRSPLIT function. I am using it to extract
>> the file extension from a string where it might not be at the end.
>> However in the process I am also eliminating addition elements, not found
>> in the extension.
>> For example
>>
>> file='Image.img'
>> filter='*.img'
>>
>> file=STRJOIN(STRSPLIT(file,filter,/EXTRACT))
>>
>> file='Iae'
>>
>> desired output:
>> file='Image'
>>
>> Is there a way, with the same input as above, not to extract individual
>> parts of the name found in the filter/pattern?
>
> Just a guess, but you'd probably be happier with:
>
> file=file_basename(file,'.img')
>
> (which strips any leading directory too).
>
> JD

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		Re: String Spliting By: Michael Galloy on Thu, 20 July 2006 06:37
		Re: String Spliting By: ChristopherFlorio on Thu, 20 July 2006 04:13
		Re: String Spliting By: Michael Galloy on Wed, 19 July 2006 13:03
		Re: String Spliting By: mmiller3 on Wed, 19 July 2006 12:49
		Re: String Spliting By: ChristopherFlorio on Wed, 19 July 2006 12:04
		Re: String Spliting By: JD Smith on Wed, 19 July 2006 10:39
		Re: String Spliting By: ChristopherFlorio on Wed, 19 July 2006 09:51
		Re: String Spliting By: Michael Galloy on Wed, 19 July 2006 08:06

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