Re: Find the rightmost character ('/') on an address link

Peter,

How about this:

offset = 1
dou pos = 0
pos = %scan('/':string:offset)
if pos > 0
offset = pos + 1
endif
enddo

The last iteration should have offset = the starting
position of the file name.

filename = %subst(string:offset)

Phil

--- Peter_Vidal@pall.com wrote:
> Hi everyone.  I checked on the archives in regards
> to data manipulation but I
> was not successful.  Again, you help.
>
> I am reading a file that contains links to specific
> engineering drawing images
> in the servers.
>
> For example, I have a link like this:
>
NPR-SERVER-NT/SCANNING/Common/Steve%20Maher/EAR90881/AC9012F1240Y6.B.HPGL
>
> I need to just get the file name only.  However, I
> am trying to use the CHECKR
> and CHECK commands to "surround" the file name but
> apparently I can't make it to
> work.
>
> (DRLINK is 256 char long:)
>
> '/'           Checkr    drlink        DashPos
> ' '           Check     drlink        BlankPos
>               Eval      Link_File_Name =
>                         %subst(drlink:
>                         DashPos + 1:
>                         (BlankPos - 1) - DashPos)
>
> The results are:
> DSAHPOS = 256
> BLANKPOS = 1
>
> I am pretty sure that I am doing something wrong...
> HELP!
>
> TIA!
>
> Peter Vidal
> Programmer Analyst
> PALL Aeropower Corp.
>
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