Multi-line string - Array?

I was wondering if someone could tell me how to take a multi-line
string and dump it into an array. I'm assuming that I use the 'Pick
Line' function in a while loop? What do I check for to terminate the
loop?
Thanks...
-- N

"kevin" wrote in message news:...
> In article <[email protected]>, "Natalia"
> wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if someone could tell me how to take a multi-line string
> > and dump it into an array. I'm assuming that I use the 'Pick Line'
> > function in a while loop? What do I check for to terminate the loop?
> >
> > Thanks...
> >
> > -- N
>
> Natalia,
>
> Use the 'Spreadsheet String to Array' vi. Use the End of Line delimiter
> (or carriage return, depends on OS). Add a %s to the format string and
> POOF!, an instant text array. No loops required. Oh yeah, you also need
> to add an array string constant to the array type so the output comes ou
t
> as a string type instead of the default double.
>
> You can do it with you present method if you need the loops for other
> stuff. To terminate the loop just look for a -1 in the output of 'Pick
> Line' when searching for you CR or EOL. You just have to remember to dump
> the last value.
>
> good luck,
> - Kevin
Kevin -
Thank you. That did the trick.
-- Natalia

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