inserting text into a string at a given point

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2 total messages Started by BuD Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:00

#365

Author: BuD
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:00

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hello,

I need to know how to insert text into a string at a given point. i know of
the min statement but that ovewrites the text in the string, i need to be
able to insert it at a given point and have the rest of the string follow
it, how do i go about this??

EX>
hi there world
insert: people of the
so i get: hi there people of the world

thank you,
Bernie
deforest@mkl.com

Re: inserting text into a string at a given point

#366

Author: Rick Rothstein
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 00:00

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If InsertPoint is the character location at which you want to insert
InsertText, then

NewText = Left$(TextString, InsertPoint - 1) & _
                   InsertText & Mid$(TextString, InsertPoint)

Rick


"BuD" <deforest@mkl.com> wrote in message
news:87093k$lof$1@ffx2nh5.news.uu.net...
> hello,
>
> I need to know how to insert text into a string at a given point. i know
of
> the min statement but that ovewrites the text in the string, i need to be
> able to insert it at a given point and have the rest of the string follow
> it, how do i go about this??
>
> EX>
> hi there world
> insert: people of the
> so i get: hi there people of the world
>
> thank you,
> Bernie
> deforest@mkl.com
>
>

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