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Tim Scott
Tim Scott

Reputation: 77

How do I cut a string in TCL?

Hello I am trying to cut a string in my script and set them to two different variables in my script.

date_string = "OCT-09-1956"

What I want to do is take that date_string variable above and split it into two different variables a month variable and a year variable.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 502

Answers (1)

Chris Heithoff
Chris Heithoff

Reputation: 1863

Some may tell you that regexp is the solution here.

I recommend using the split command to create a new list and then assign new variables from the list elements. I like to avoid regexes unless they're really necessary.

set date_string "OCT-09-1956"
lassign [split $date_string "-"] month day year
puts "The month is $month"
puts "The year is $year"

Upvotes: 2

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