String Substitution

[skelbone]

Hi guys, I'm wondering how to perform a string substitution in livecode. Is this the way it's done? I need to make the value of the variable part of a string.

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local vSeason
local tSearch
put "Summer time" into vSeason
put "Things are always hot during vSeason" into tSearch

Any ideas. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks

[Thierry]

need to make the value of the variable part of a string.
Any ideas.

You can try one of these:

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   put "Summer time" into vSeason
   put "tSearch1: " & "Things are always hot during " & vSeason

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   put "tSearch2: " & merge( "Things are always hot during [[vSeason]]")

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   put "tSearch3: " & format( "Things are always hot during %s", vSeason )

and check in the Dictionary for merge() and format()

HTH,


Thierry

[skelbone]

Thanks Thierry, the merge worked fine, but I suspect the 'format' version will work well too.
Thank you very much.

[Dixie]

Hi...

Your script...

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local vSeason
local tSearch
put "Summer time" into vSeason
put "Things are always hot during vSeason" into tSearch
put tSearch

if you run this it will return vSeason...

run this to return "Things are always hot during Summer time"

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local vSeason
local tSearch
put "Summer time" into vSeason
put "Things are always hot during" && vSeason into tSearch
put tSearch

see the difference ?

Thierry's method is the one that I think you are after...