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#148032 - 2005-09-19 11:18 AM Removing characters from a variable
tonyh tonyh Getting the hang of it Registered: 2002-01-09 Posts: 55 Loc: UK	Hi I'm trying to write a script to rename workstations names within a script for my company. The computers have many different naming conventions at the mo eg abd123445, cd123456, a123456. Is there a way within kix that I can look at the computername and and strip out the letters from the start of the computername then I can replace the letters with the new naming standard. Eg abc123456,zz111111 - remove the abc or zz from the start then I can replace them with a new naming standard. cheers Tony _________________________ Tonyh
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#148033 - 2005-09-19 11:34 AM Re: Removing characters from a variable
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	are you sure you are making new standard or just adding one mess on top of the old ones? _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#148034 - 2005-09-19 11:49 AM Re: Removing characters from a variable
tonyh tonyh Getting the hang of it Registered: 2002-01-09 Posts: 55 Loc: UK	We are planning a domain migration from several domains over to active directory - we need to rename all the old worstation to a new naming standard. I need to replace all the letters from start of the workstation name to the new standard. _________________________ Tonyh
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#148035 - 2005-09-19 12:32 PM Re: Removing characters from a variable
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	hmm... try this: Code: do $char=left($computerName,1) if 57<asc($char) $computerName=substr($computerName,2) endif until 58>asc($char) that's not the shortest form but you should easily see what I did there. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#148036 - 2005-09-19 12:52 PM Re: Removing characters from a variable
tonyh tonyh Getting the hang of it Registered: 2002-01-09 Posts: 55 Loc: UK	cheers ill give it a go thanks _________________________ Tonyh
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#148037 - 2005-09-19 01:03 PM Re: Removing characters from a variable
tonyh tonyh Getting the hang of it Registered: 2002-01-09 Posts: 55 Loc: UK	yeah it works a treat - thanks a million _________________________ Tonyh
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#148038 - 2005-09-19 01:30 PM Re: Removing characters from a variable
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	obviously, it will fail if the name is consisting only of letters. this will handle purely numbered names and purely lettered names: Code: while 57<asc(left($computerName,1)) $computerName=substr($computerName,2) loop and as you see, it's also shorter Edited by Jooel (2005-09-19 02:54 PM) _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#148039 - 2005-09-19 01:35 PM Re: Removing characters from a variable
Mart Mart KiX Supporter Registered: 2002-03-27 Posts: 4673 Loc: The Netherlands	The Lokenizer © ® strikes again _________________________ Mart - Chuck Norris once sold ebay to ebay on ebay.
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#148040 - 2005-09-19 02:53 PM Re: Removing characters from a variable
maciep maciep Korg Regular Registered: 2002-06-14 Posts: 947 Loc: Pittsburgh	missing an asc() in there jooel?
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#148041 - 2005-09-19 02:54 PM Re: Removing characters from a variable
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	fixed and thanks. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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