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Re: String Spliting [message #49357 is a reply to message #49356]

Wed, 19 July 2006 10:39

JD Smith
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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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