Building up a String

Post Author: hummy
CA Forum: Formula
I'm trying to build up a string from string value. The string value is basically a delimited list of bug numbers in the format below:
[3] CR1234/CR4513/CR1241
The number in the square brackets indicate the number of bugs being declared and the number of bugs is then listed delimited by a "/" charachter. I'm tryin to extract out each bug number sperately so that i can pass the bug number to a subreport to report on the bug. I can extract out each entity seperately but one of the requirements i have is to display the list of CRs in a list. I came up with the following formula but it doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas? I've simplified it slighlty below
numbervar counter :=1;numbervar endCounter := 3 //This number is extracted from the square brackets;stringvar list := "";stringvar crList := "";
do(list := split("CR1234/CR4513/CR1241","/")[counter];counter:= counter + 1;crList := list & CHRW(10) + List;)while counter < endCounter;crList;
I don't seem to get a list of all CRs seperated by the carriage return. I continually seem to get CR1241 3 times.
Can someone explain what i am doing wrong since i was expecting to see CR1234(CHRW(10))CR4513(CHRW(10))CR1241(CHRW(10)
Thanks

Post Author: SKodidine
CA Forum: Formula
do
list := split("CR1234/CR4513/CR1241","/")[counter];
counter:= counter + 1;
if counter = 2 then crlist := list else // this is to prevent a blank line at the top
crList := CRlist & CHRW(10) & List;)
while counter <= endCounter;
crList;

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