IB Statements/GetFormat
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| - | GetFormat | + | =GetFormat= | 
| - | Syntax:  GetFormat format-statement-label string$  | + | Syntax:  GetFormat format-statement-label string$ | 
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| Discussion:  The GetFormat statement distributes one string amongst the contents of all variables in a FORMAT.   | Discussion:  The GetFormat statement distributes one string amongst the contents of all variables in a FORMAT.   | ||
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| Example: | Example: | ||
| - | Length 10 & local a$,b$ | + |  Length 10 & local a$,b$ | 
| - | MyFormat: FORMAT a$;b$ | + |  MyFormat: FORMAT a$;b$ | 
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| + |  GetFormat MyFormat MyString$ | ||
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| Following the GetFormat, a$ would contain the first 10 bytes of MyString$ and b$ would contain the next 10 bytes.   | Following the GetFormat, a$ would contain the first 10 bytes of MyString$ and b$ would contain the next 10 bytes.   | ||
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| This statement was introduced with Comet32. | This statement was introduced with Comet32. | ||
| - | + | =SetFormat= | |
| - | SetFormat | + | Syntax:  SetFormat format-statement-label string$ | 
| - | Syntax:  SetFormat format-statement-label string$  | + | |
| - | Discussion:  The SetFormat statement load the variables in a FORMAT with the contents of a string.   | + | Discussion:  The SetFormat statement load the variables in a FORMAT with the contents of a string. | 
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| Example: | Example: | ||
| - | Length 10 & local a$,b$ | + |  Length 10 & local a$,b$ | 
| - | MyFormat: FORMAT a$;b$ | + |  MyFormat: FORMAT a$;b$ | 
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| - | + |  SetFormat MyFormat MyString$ | |
| - | SetFormat MyFormat MyString$ | + | |
| Following the SetFormat, MyString$ would contain the concatenation of a$ and b$.   | Following the SetFormat, MyString$ would contain the concatenation of a$ and b$.   | ||
Revision as of 00:30, 15 January 2010
GetFormat
Syntax: GetFormat format-statement-label string$
Discussion: The GetFormat statement distributes one string amongst the contents of all variables in a FORMAT.
Example:
Length 10 & local a$,b$ MyFormat: FORMAT a$;b$ GetFormat MyFormat MyString$
Following the GetFormat, a$ would contain the first 10 bytes of MyString$ and b$ would contain the next 10 bytes.
See also SetFormat
This statement was introduced with Comet32.
SetFormat
Syntax: SetFormat format-statement-label string$
Discussion: The SetFormat statement load the variables in a FORMAT with the contents of a string.
Example:
Length 10 & local a$,b$ MyFormat: FORMAT a$;b$ SetFormat MyFormat MyString$
Following the SetFormat, MyString$ would contain the concatenation of a$ and b$.
See also GetFormat
This statement was introduced with Comet32.
