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Submitted on: 5/22/2002 5:53:09 PM
By: Charles Toepfer
Level: Intermediate
User Rating: Unrated
Compatibility:ASP (Active Server Pages)

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Strip a string of all charectors except a-z and A-Z

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Simple function, save yourself the trouble!

function formatSTRING(strSTRING)

Dim iPos, strNewSTRING, iTemp

strSTRING = Trim(strSTRING)

if strSTRING <> "" then

iPos = 1

iTemp = Len(strSTRING)

While iTemp >= iPos

If Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1) = Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1) Then

if cint(asc(Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1))) < 65 or _

cint(asc(Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1))) > 122 or _

instr(Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1), "^") or _

instr(Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1), "'") or _

instr(Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1), "\") or _

instr(Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1), "[") or _

instr(Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1), "]") then

strNewSTRING = strNewSTRING & ""

else

strNewSTRING = strNewSTRING & Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1)

end if

End If

iPos = iPos + 1

Wend

Else

strNewSTRING = ""

end if

formatSTRING = strNewSTRING

end function

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5/23/2002 10:24:16 AM:Ed
Why not try to shorten the if statement by creating a variable for Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1), like thisChar = Mid(strSTRING,iPos,1). Then you replace all instances of the mid with "thisChar" (or whatever name you choose). This would shorten your code (typing) and not have it calcualting the equation 10 times (even though it's in the buffer).

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