Splitting string with changing length length

Hi,
I am trying to read the position of an automatic stage in X,Y,Z axes. The stage returns a string of the three axes, and I would like to get the position of each axis separately. The thing is that the length of the string changes as the stage moves, so I cannot simply split at a predetermined offset.
Any help will be appreciated,
Gaby
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There is an easier way. Use the Spreadsheet String to Array primitive to do it in one node. No loops required. This primitive (and its inverse) is useful any time you have a token separated string to parse in a regular fashion.
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