Converting a string to string-array

[source1ben]

How do you convert a string to a string-array ?

Example.

<$data = "'aaa' 'bbb' 'ccc' 'ddd' 'eee'">

Vortex recogizes this as a single entry array. I need it to have the values stored as an array - so I loop thru them.

Example.

<$data = 'aaa' 'bbb' 'ccc' 'ddd' 'eee'>

thx.

[Kai]

The easiest way is with <rex> or <split>:

<rex "[^\space']+" $data>
<$data = $ret>

You may have to alter the expression depending on the possible character values for data vs. separator characters. If your values have complex or inconsistent quoting schemes, you may need to use something like <fmtcp sandcall> to handle special cases.

[source1ben]

Works like a charm !

thx.