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Re: Turbo Delphi - String Splitting - related to the help and documentation

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From: Robert MacMillan
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:56

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DJSox wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>     Try replacing your:    ExtractStrings([','],[],Dataln,Contents1) with 
> ExtractStrings([','],[],PChar(Dataln),Contents1) ;
> 
> Also, the stringlist you create needs to be freed when you are done, by 
> calling Contents1.free, when you are through using it.
> 
> The function requires a null terminated(c-style) string, and you are using a 
> Delphi style string. Luckily, Delphi strings can simply be cast to null 
> terminated strings directly with PChar().
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
Dan

Thank you for the help. Yep that fixed the problem in one quick easy 
lesson.

Perhaps I am struggling because the documentation assumes that one is 
fluent in nuances like the one above however while there are many 
features of Turbo Delphi that I like the learning experience is slow and 
very very painful. Mnay many hours wasted searching for a solution to 
this particular simple and common requirement before I asked here.

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