Tech Tip: How to search and replace characters in a string
PRODUCT: 4D | VERSION: 2004 | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: March 10, 2006
Here is sample code that will help search and replace characters in a string.
The example code is searching for the "é" character, which is 142 on the ascii chart. It will be replaced by the character "t".
For ($i;1;Length(vstring))
If (Ascii(vstring[[$i]])=142)
vstring[[$i]]:="t" ` replace the character
End if
End for