Obtaining variable values from string

[jmaslek]

So I have a shared variable string that sends something that looks like this:

"a = 1.0000E1
b= 2.0000E4 "

And so on. What function should I use to extract the number from a, so that I could read 1.0000E1?

[altenbach]

You could use "scan from string" and set the initial scan location at 3. If the string before the "=" can be longer, find its position and scan after it.

[aputman]

If the input string is multiline, something like this will give you an array of variables and an array of values.

[jmaslek]

That is very close to what I am looking for!  What if my variables aren't just a-z, but long complicated names?  In the actual application, I have over 50, but I want to extract 5 of them, so could I just do %[var1,var2,var3,var4,var5] = %e in the search

[aputman]

That returns a string that contains those characters.  If you want uppercase and/or digits, use "%[0-9a-zA-Z] = %e" as the format string.

[Minions]

Using the same front-end as aputman, you may need to search on the '=' sign if variable names change in size and content.

[jmaslek]

So I am attaching what I have so far.  Say out of the variables, I want to only read a,c and variable_one.  And this is always known, but the values way change.  Can I have it so that it does that?  ie "[a,c,variable_one] = %e" ? 

[ben64]

Use %s = %e

Ben64

[Minions]

You will need to split string on '=' if the string in the opening thread is correct.  The variable name a is followed by a space where the next line with b has no space before the equal sign.

[crossrulz]

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@ben64 wrote:

Use %s = %e

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As long as there is a space between the name and the =, that will work.  If not, then use %[^=]=%e.  Personally, I would probably use the Match Pattern to find the = and then convert the After String (value) and keep the Before String (name).