Split a string on certain poitions.

I'm trying to split a string on certain positions such as the following code.

VB Code:

dim catID, parID
 
catID = 3
parID = "1a1a11a1"
 
dim intX =  0 to catID
  if intX = 0 then
     'Grab the numbers from the first a and all numbers before it
     'the one before the first a can also be a numbers like 243a
  if intX = 1 then
     'Go to the second a, don't grab the a but grab everything before it.
  if intX = 2 then
     'Go to the third a and don't grab the a but grab everything before it.
next

Please if anyone could help with this it would mean the world to me. I've been stressing over this for days :), thanks alot for the help guys/girld.

Ed.

Use the SPLIT function as follows:

arString =split ("1a111a1111a111111111111","a") ->


gives:
arString(0) = "1"
arString(1) = "111"
arString(2) = "1111"
arstring(3) = "1a111a1111a111111111111"


it spilts the string u give it into parts based on a delimiter. In this example i told it 'a' was the delimiter and so it breaks it up into its component parts and stores each element in an array called arString

Quote:

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Originally posted by Blobby
Use the SPLIT function as follows:

arString =split ("1a111a1111a111111111111","a") ->


the following should actually be

gives:
arString(0) = "1" ------------------> "1a"
arString(1) = "111" ---------------> "1a111a"
arString(2) = "1111" -------------> "1a111a1111a"
arstring(3) = "1a111a1111a111111111111"


it spilts the string u give it into parts based on a delimiter. In this example i told it 'a' was the delimiter and so it breaks it up into its component parts and stores each element in an array called arString

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i was trying with the split the problem here is i need them to also grab the a's before. so for your result should be such as i fixed them on top, thank's a millin for the response, i apreciate it.

Any help would be greatfully apreciated :D thanks again.

Ed.

Create a form with a default textbox and a command button
providing the last character is an 'a' it will return as you want it to.

so 1a111a1111a will give:

1a
1a111a
1a111a1111a

but

1a111a1111 will give just:

1a
1a111a

so if you want the last field even tho it doesnt end in an 'a' just amend an a to the end of the input string (text1.text) if it hasnt got one

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim a As Integer
 
a = 0
position = 1
While a = 0
     position = InStr(position, Text1.Text, "a")
     If position = 0 Then
        a = 1
    Else
     MsgBox Left(Text1.Text, position)
     position = position + 1
    End If
Wend
 
End Sub