Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 05:59:04 -0800 (PST) From: Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Autocreate script Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970227055831.438m-100000@mail.MCESTATE.COM> In-Reply-To: <199702271236.XAA03536@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Michael Smith wrote: > Vincent Poy stands accused of saying: > > I'm currently working on the autocreate script...looks good so > > far. I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to convert strings. > > > > Let's say $string is "SomeLongUserName" > > I want to convert that to "SomeLong" > > > > so it would be a valid username. > > > > Any ideas? > > $ string=SomeLongUserName > $ echo "puts [string range $string 0 7]" | tclsh > SomeLong > > or for the minimalists amongst us : > > $ echo $string | cut -c 1-8 > SomeLong Thanks! OK...how would I get that result into another variable like $string2 ? Cheers, Vince - vince@MCESTATE.COM - vince@GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] GaiaNet Corporation - M & C Estate / / / / | / | __] ] Beverly Hills, California USA 90210 / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____]
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