stritran help

[G Gabriel]

Re: stritran help

dim a as c
a=<<%str%
#AB
#CD
#EF
#GH%str%

?strtran(*reverse_words("and "+*reverse_words(strtran_smatch(a,"*"+crlf(),"*, *"+crlf()))),crlf(),"")
= "AB, CD, EF, and GH"

Or, simpler:
?crlf_to_comma(*reverse_words(" and "+*reverse_words(word_change("&' '$()",a))))
= "AB, CD, EF, and GH"

[djldc]

Re: stritran help

Tim,
Once again thanks for giving me what I was looking for. Thanks to everyone else for their help and comments. I will end up using Tim's code because it takes care of every possible combination correctly. Learned a lot from everyone though... including proper english.

Best,

Don

[csda1]

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Hi Cal,

In fact, if the grammar is really bad, I just move on. I figure anybody who can't write better than that is also going to have a hard time understanding my instructions and I don't want to waste my time.)

Well I always cut some slack for those non-English speakers, but I tend to agree with you. This issue of the Oxford comma came up recently for my son, who said it was optional according to the teacher. I believe that if there is any lack of clarity, it should never be optional.

When the Alpha Forum magazine was in existence and I wrote the Q&A column, occasionally I'd also review the submissions of other persons for accuracy. Boy, was I surprised when I found the typical level of submissions was very low quality, indeed! I thought my submissions were less than stellar (and the editor always made my submissions even better), but the others varied tremendously in quality (and mostly on the really bad end).

As to this forum, I tend to be less than verbose in my answers due to limited time. However, I tend to choose my words very carefully. It surprises me how many times people gloss over the answer before them.

Just 2 other points. While Wikipedia has many good articles and topics, it is not consider an authoritative work as any one can edit and revise it. And all of should realize that anything MSword gives on grammar or spelling is more a suggestion to consider, and not necessarily right.

[G Gabriel]

Re: stritran help

However, I tend to choose my words very carefully

it is not consider

??
You mean, considered?

And all of should realize that anything MSword gives on grammar or spelling is more a suggestion to consider, and not necessarily right.

??
You mean, And all of you should realize that anything MSword gives on grammar or spelling is more of a suggestion to consider, and is not necessarily right.

From the confused, non-English speaker, Peter Gabriel.

[Tim Kiebert]

Re: stritran help

You mean, And all of you should realize that anything MSword gives on grammar or spelling is more of a suggestion to consider, and is not necessarily right.

Yep, definately needed either a pronoun of some sort(you, us, or them) or could also have left out the "of" making it "And all should realize...". The green 'of' and 'is' can legitimately be left out. The green 'is' is implied from the 'is' before the 'more'

[Tim Kiebert]

Re: stritran help

Tim,
Once again thanks for giving me what I was looking for. Thanks to everyone else for their help and comments. I will end up using Tim's code because it takes care of every possible combination correctly. Learned a lot from everyone though... including proper english.

Best,

Don

Your welcome. Here is a slightly abreviated version.

If(line_count(vLocation)<3,strtran(crlf_to_comma(vLocation),","," and "),strtran(crlf_to_comma(*reverse_words("and "+*reverse_words(vLocation))),",",", "))

[djldc]

Re: stritran help

Thanks again. It's great to have so many examples to learn xbasic.

Be well,

Don

[csda1]

Re: stritran help

Hi Tim,

Yep, definately needed either a pronoun of some sort(you, us, or them) or could also have left out the "of" making it "And all should realize...". The green 'of' and 'is' can legitimately be left out. The green 'is' is implied from the 'is' before the 'more'

It definitely does require the pronoun, or the dropping of the "of".

Odd that I would choose the last paragraph to insert one grammatical mistake not picked up by Word (at least Word 2000) in each sentence, "ya think"?:)

[csda1]

Re: stritran help

I meant to add this internet gem.

if you can raed tihs, you hvae a sgtrane mnid too.

Can you raed tihs?

Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae . The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

[MikeC]

Re: stritran help

:D

I've always liked that one.

[CALocklin]

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And I'd bet the other 45 people are poor readers who read only one word at a time rather than reading with an understanding of the context.

[ken doucet]

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I meant to add this internet gem.

Did you try and run this through Word spellcheck :)

Ken

[csda1]

Re: stritran help

Did you try and run this through Word spellcheck :)

No, but I suspect it wouldn't have much of a problem with it!:D

[G Gabriel]

Re: stritran help

That paragraph, which I never saw before, says if you can read this you have a strange mind. I must have a strange mind since I read it start to finish without stopping once.

Having a strange mind that can see the big picture yet also pays attention to the small details, I am unable to reconcile so many conflicting statements from Ira and his supporting act Cal, so after you two make your final decree, could you please let your subjects know:

1-Whether grammar is important or not? I hope it is not because I am not good at it. Cal wrote a long thesis about the importance of grammar and now proclaims that it shouldn't matter; only context should.

2-Whether to use MSWord for spell checking & grammar or not. Ira preached about the limitations of MSWord but yet announced later that he uses it for those same purposes and blamed it for the failing grammar in his previous response.

I really don't think a response is warranted and it is my only hope that, through this repeating pattern, that you might be able to see how this could get old and annoying and maybe adopt a better approach.

Not only it's getting old, it's a big waste.