NthField Function

Returns a field from a row of data. The first field is numbered 1.

Syntax

result = NthField( source, separator, fieldNumber )

result = stringVariable.NthField( separator, fieldNumber )

Parameters
source	String	The fields of data.
separator	String	The character that separates the columns of data.
fieldNumber	Integer	The column number of the field of data desired. The first field is numbered 1.

If you need to parse binary data, use NthFieldB instead.

Notes

The NthField function returns the field value from the source that precedes the fieldNumber occurrence of the separator in the source.

If fieldNumber is out of bounds, an empty string is returned. NthField is not case-sensitive.

Examples

This example returns "Smith"

Dim field As String
field=NthField("Dan*Smith*11/22/69*5125554323*Male","*",2)

Using the second syntax:

Dim s,field As String
s="Dan*Smith*11/22/69*5125554323*Male"
field=s.NthField ("*",2)
MsgBox field

See also the example that illustrates how to populate a PopupMenu control.