Re: /STRING

I can see how this would be confusing as "u2" is supposed to be an unsigned
integer.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com
> [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com] On Behalf Of Rick VanNorman
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:50 AM
> To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> Subject: [sftalk] Re: /STRING
>
> The behavior is as defined by DPANS:
>
> Adjust the character string at c-addr1 by n characters. The resulting
> character string, specified by c-addr2 u2, begins at c-addr1 plus n
> characters and is u1 minus n characters long.
>
> I actually use it when parsing strings, using the /STRING function
> until it returns a negative value.
>
> rick
>
> On 3/15/07, Gene LeFave <gene_at_tekdata.com> wrote:
> > I just got stung by a bug caused by calling /STRING with a
> value greater
> > then the string length. Seems to me that /STRING ought to
> check for that
> > and not return a string length <0.
> >
> > On the other hand I can see how someone might expect that
> behavior and
> > use /STRING for something other then strings.
> >
> > Just wondering what other folks thought.
> >
> > Gene
> >
> >
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