how can I remove the last letters or numbers on a string?

[harmless]

string $s = "foo5999";
$s = `substring $s 1 (size($s)-4)`;

[Blue Bird]

This is from ewertb.com under MEL Expressions:

string $node = "pCube1|pCubeShape223";
string $noSuffix = `match ".*[^0-9]" $node`;
// Result: "pCube1|pCubeShape"Cheers!

P.S. Brian, where are you?! :sad:

[shenmue]

great stuff guys,thanks.:)

[strarup]

Hi,

well there is a lot of different ways to do it... e.g.
here is a little script which uses the endString cmd to get the last 4 digits...


proc doDaRemoveLastNrOfDigits(string $daName, int $daNr, string $daObjType)
{
string $daObj[] = `ls -typ $daObjType ($daName+"*") `;
//sorting them if they haven't been selected in order number 1,2,3 etc...
$daObj=sort($daObj);
string $daRemoveStr, $daNewObjStr;
for($i=0;$i <size($daObj); $i++)
{
//get the last 4 chars from your string if "int $daNr" = 4...
//e.g. follicule5001 = 5001...
$daRemoveStr = endString($daObj[$i], $daNr);
//using substitute to remove the last 4 numbers from the string
$daNewObjStr = substitute($daRemoveStr, $daObj[$i], "");
//rename the object with the new string
rename $daObj[$i] ($daNewObjStr+($i+1)) ;
}
}
doDaRemoveLastNrOfDigits("follicule", 4, "transform");


or if the objectType is follicle... use this instead...
doDaRemoveLast4Digits("follicule", 4, "follicle");
I have made it a bit more common so you can choose the amount of numbers... the objectname and objectType
to make the changes to... :)

hope you can use it...

regards

Strarup

[shenmue]

thanks,I am going to try it and learn how you did it.:bounce:

[strarup]

Hi,

you're welcome... and good luck with it... :)

my internet time is about over now... and I will properly first be back on friday...

however if you have some more questions or whatever.. just ask and I will see if I can do anything to help with it... :)

regards

Strarup

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