Re: Unstring function

[*Haixiang Yee <hyee@SMTPGW.ARMS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>]

have you try adding "INTO"?

> unstring $test_variable by ','    INTO   $var1 $var2 $var3
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> Subject:      Unstring function
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> Hello all!
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> I am reading in a comma delimeted file.  Currently, I am reading in an
> entire line at a time, identifying each comma and extrating the data out.
> (Tedious)
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> I had originally tried the following, but I just couldn't get it to work:
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> let $test_variable= '100,101,102'
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> unstring $test_variable by ',' $var1 $var2 $var3
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> display $var1
> display $var2
> display $var3
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> When I run this, $var1 and $var2 are set to blanks and $var3=102
> What I want to happen is $var1=100, $var2=101, $var2=102
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> Any ideas why it didn't work?  Are there issues with the unstring command
> that I'm not considering?
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> Thanks in advance,
> Melissia
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