Z Programs
Z.split.text
Arguments: A input
string, or 'name of' input string (see E)
B - break
characters, eg, " ;,."
C - length of
desired piece
D - number of
desired pieces
E - if present, A
is 'name of' input string;
else, A is input
string
Returns: requested number of pieces in |1, |2, |3 etc
Example call: %Z.split.text(“Hello there I am split.”,”
.”,10,3)^x,
Returns
x|0
nil
x|1 “Hello”
x|2
“there I am”
x|3
“split.”
Note: If the
string does not fit into the requested number of pieces of size B, the left
over part of the string is returned in |0.
Posted: August 03, 2001