
Processing Character Data
Developing TACL Programs
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To display the contents of
sample2
, enter:
14> VLIST sample2
1 The name of this variable is "sample2."
2 There are 37 characters in this line.
3 This is the last line in the variable.
To find all occurrences of the word “line” in
sample2
, enter:
15> VFIND sample2 "line"
2 There are 37 characters in this line.
3 This is the last line in the variable.
To change all occurrences of “line” to “sentence,” enter:
16> VCHANGE sample2 "line" "sentence"
2 There are 37 characters in this sentence.
3 This is the last sentence in the variable.
You can also use a variable for the comparison string:
17> #PUSH var1
18> #SET var1 line
19> VFIND sample2 var1
2 There are 37 characters in this line.
3 This is the last line in the variable.