From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
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Subject: Re: Help with strings MID$?
Date: 29 Aug 1997 08:35:13 GMT
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Erik Max Francis (max AT alcyone DOT com) writes:
> Vincent Collura wrote:
> 
>> For those who dont know, mid$ returns the
>> n'th character to the nth number.
>> 
>> What is the C++ function to do this?  I have
>> tried StrnCat but the problem with this is you
>> cant specificy a starting location.
> 
> There isn't a standard C function do to this for you.  You're going to
> have to write your own.

void strncatat(char *dest, char *src, int startchr, int max) {
  // Startchr is from 1 on upwards
  int s2;
  char *temp;
  s2=startchr-1;
  if (s2<0) s2=0;  // Or it could print a message and die, or something.
  temp=src+s2;     // Character startchr of src.
  strncat(dest,temp,max);
}

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