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this should be quick. how do you use the match pattern to locate an asterick in a file without LV interpretting the asterick (*) as a wildcard? ie, how would you find the following asterick in a text string below.
\ Cancels the interpretation of any special character in this list. For example,
\? matches a question mark and \. matches a period. You also can use the following
constructions for the space and non-displayable characters:
Straight out of the help file for match pattern. 🙂
If you just need to locate one character, Split String is faster. Regulair Expressions are great, but they do have a performance penalty.
Regards,
Wiebe.
"Nick" <x@no.email> wrote in message news:1142399563650-338375@exchange.ni.com...
Easy \*\ Cancels the interpretation of any special character in this list. For example,
\? matches a question mark and \. matches a period. You also can use the following
constructions for the space and non-displayable characters: Straight out of the help file for match pattern. 🙂 Time for sugar / caffine?Message Edited by Nick on 03-15-2006 04:48 PM
