ReadLine extra characters "|"

[_Lars_ webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I'm trying to read from a text file on a PC and when I use ReadLine I get extra "|" characters at the beginning (and sometimes the end) of lines. How the heck to I get rid of these?

Thanks for the help!
- Lars

[_Lars_ webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

This works, but it can't possibly be the right way to do this?!?

firstString = readToken(myFile,RETURN,RETURN)
trash = readChar(myFile)
trash = readChar(myFile)

secondString = integer(readToken(myFile,RETURN,RETURN))
trash = readChar(myFile)
trash = readChar(myFile)

Yuck!

[Word of Mouth Productions]

newLine = whatYouReadFromTextFile
if newLine.char [1] = numToChar (10) then
put empty into newLine.char [1]
end if
if newLine.char [newLine.char.count] = numToChar (10) then
put empty into newLine.char [newLine.char.count]
end if

of course a possibly slower but more robust method would be to check each
character

When you read in each line just call it:

newLine = whatYouReadFromTextFile
newLine = CheckForLineFeeds (newLine)

-- put this in a movie script
on CheckLineForFeeds
newLine = numToChar (10) & "sldkfj" & numToChar (10) & "skdjf"
cnt = newLine.char.count
noFeeds = FALSE
repeat while noFeeds = FALSE
feedPos = offset (numToChar (10), newLine)
if feedPos > 0 then
put EMPTY into newLine.char [feedPos]
else
noFeeds = TRUE
end if
end repeat
return newLine
end

--
Craig Wollman
Word of Mouth Productions
phone 212 724 8302
fax 212 724 8151
[url]www.wordofmouthpros.com[/url]
"_Lars_" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to read from a text file on a PC and when I use ReadLine I get

extra "|" characters at the beginning (and sometimes the end) of lines. How
the heck to I get rid of these?

>
> Thanks for the help!
> - Lars
>
>