Splitting a string into separate strings

[jremio]

Hey I was wondering how do I go about doing this.

strCommand = readCommand("aaa;sss;ddd", 1)
MsgBox (strCommand)

Public Function readCommand(str As String, position As Integer) As String
If position = 1 Then
	str = Split(str, ";")
	readCommand = str
End If

End Function

I want it such that if the position parameter passed to the readCommand function is 1, the first part of the string "aaa" will be returned, and so on.
the code above gave a type mismatch, I am guessing its because the Split method is only for arrays? Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[QVeen72]

Hi,

Yes, the Split Result Need to Be Assigned to An Array...
Change your Function Like this :

Public Function readCommand(ByVal Mystr As String, ByVal position As Integer) As String
    Dim TArr
    TArr = Split(Mystr, ";")
    readCommand =""
    '
    On Error Resume Next  ' In Case Position is Out Of Array Range..
    readCommand = TArr(Position-1)
End Function

Regards
Veena