Pieces of string

Aweber

I have string variables used to identify and store data in specific .txt files. however i would like to use portions of that data to further organize my text files. but I'm not certain how to store a portion of a string as another string.

EX.

VAR string Searchname:="1067 Ladder_Pth1_R1_S23";
                         or          :="1067 Ladder_Pth7_R2_S2"
                         or          :="1080 Liftarms_Pth3_R1_S4"
                         or          :="1390 Liftarms_Pth6_R1_S1"

I would like to use the first 4 digits of Searchname as an identifier, say SearchID
How would i go about doing such a thing?

Something like:

VAR String SearchID := left4 of Searchname;

I'm just don't know the proper syntax

lemster68

Use function StrPart, it will store the characters into another string variable.  You specify the start position and the length, which sounds just like what you are asking.

Aweber

Totally worked, exactly what I needed. Thank you!!