how to check for blank spaces in asp

[meenu_susi]

how to check for blank spaces in asp

when the user input their name...
for (ex) sri ram...
then i want to get the first letters that is "s" and "r" frm the input..
how to do this..
i am able to get the first letter "s" but not the second..
how to do this... in asp

[sashi]

Hi there,

well.. looping will be a great solution i guess.. first read the string as whole.. use looping method to capture 1st 2 characters..

[sashi]

Hi there,

well.. mid function will also be a great solution i guess.. first read the string as whole.. use looping method to capture 1st 2 characters.. see the example below..

Mid(string,start[,length])

Parameter  	Description
string 	          - Required. The string expression from which characters are returned
start 	           - Required. Specifies the starting position. If set to greater than the number of characters in string, it returns an empty string ("")
length 	          - Optional. The number of characters to return

dim txt
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(Mid(txt,1,2))

Output: Th

[meenu_susi]

hello
thanks for ur reply ...
i have tried the following

<%
for i=1 to len(mytext)

str1=instr(i,my text," ")

str3=mid(mytext ,str1+1,1)

response.write str3

next
i=i+1
%>
where str1 is fr indentifying the position of blankspace in the name

i have tried with the above loop
but i am getting the starting letters in the name..
for ex
i input the name as maya sumi
and i got the result as sssssmmmm

from this i want to get s and m seperately..
how to do any idea...

with regards
meenu

[ilaiyaraja]

THis one may help u

mytext="maya sumi"

str1=mid(mytext ,1,1)
str2=mid(mytext ,(instr(mytext, " "))+1,1)

response.write( "Your string is: "& mytext)
response.write( "<br> The first and second first after space as follows.")

response.write( "<br>"&str1 )
response.write( str2)

Regards.....

raja :)

[danp129]

response.write GetInitials("Adam S. Peterson")

function GetInitials(strin)
  artmp=split(strin, " ")
  for i = 0 to ubound(artmp)
	'instead of storing in "ret" variable you could do your own thing with the letter
    ret=ret & sep & left(artmp(i),1) 'get first letter of this name
    sep=" " 'if you want a seperator
  next 'i
  GetInitials=ret
end function

[meenu_susi]

hi raja

if the name is maya sumi
its working but when i input as maya sumi maya
then i want the result as m s m
this has to be done using for loop
but i dont knw how to do

can u help me out

[vinodkvee]

try

<%
mytext = "One two three"
for i=1 to len(mytext)

mypos=instr(i,m ytext," ")

if mypos <> 0 and i = 1 then
mystr=mid(mytex t,1,1)
response.write mystr
elseif mypos <> 0 then
mystr=mid(mytex t,i+1,1)
response.write mystr
end if
i=i+1
next
%>