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BASIC Source File
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1989-08-31
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' DIVIDE.BAS
' This program divides a string into three parts.
CONST BLANK$ = " " ' declare string constant
char$ = "" ' initialize variables
charCount% = 1
nameCount% = 0
CLS ' clear screen
PRINT "Enter name in the following format: First Middle Last"
INPUT "Name: ", fullName$ ' get 3-part name from user
nameLength% = LEN(fullName$) ' determine length of name
' loop until the entire three-part string has been stepped through
DO WHILE (charCount% <> nameLength% + 1)
' read characters one at a time until a blank or end of string
' is encountered; assign characters to name$ variable
DO WHILE (char$ <> BLANK$) AND (charCount% <> (nameLength% + 1))
char$ = MID$(fullName$, charCount%, 1)
name$ = name$ + char$
charCount% = charCount% + 1 ' track number of character read
LOOP
char$ = "" ' reset char$
nameCount% = nameCount% + 1 ' increment nameCount%
SELECT CASE nameCount% ' assign string to name variables
CASE 1 ' based on value of nameCount%
firstName$ = name$
CASE 2
middleName$ = name$
CASE 3
lastName$ = name$
END SELECT
name$ = "" ' reset name$
LOOP
PRINT
PRINT "Results of separation process:"
PRINT
PRINT "First name is "; firstName$ ' display results
PRINT "Middle name is "; middleName$
PRINT "Last name is "; lastName$