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[galagast]

u cud try this, i cant think any other method right now...
mytext = "aaabbbccc.123"
newtext = ""
for i in 1 to mytext.count while mytext[i] != "." do
(
newtext += mytext[i]
)
print newtext
i hope this helps!

[Bobo]

Hi,
I have a small problem, just need to do this:
"aaabbbccc.123" ---> cut after "." to "aaabbbccc"

Thanks.
Couple of options:


str = "aaabbbccc.123"
substr1 = substring str 1 ((findString str ".")-1)
substr2 = (filterString str ".")[1]

In both cases, it is a good idea to make sure the period "." actually exists in the string before attempting to truncate.

Like this:

thePos = findString str "."
if thePos != undefined then
substr = substring str 1 (thePos-1)
else
substr = str

[igor333]

Hi,


Thanks :)

[Jeff_hanna]

If you have a more recent version of Max (R6 and R7 only, I think) you could also do:

trimRight "aaabbbccc.123" ".123"

Personally I'd use fillterString(), subString(), or trimRight() before the loop the first respondent wrote. It's always better to use the functions MaxScript provides - less chances for bugs, usually faster, and makes your code easier to understand.

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