On , Ronald Schlegel wrote to All :
RS> Hello....
RS>  
RS>   I have a question that I've been "fighting" for quite some time.
RS> I am trying to extract a pathname from a *.DAT file. This pathname is 
ust
RS> called out as a directory (ie C:\BBS), but in the dat file, it is 
RS> declared as
RS> a "STRING * 81". How can I "strip" the spaces from the right? I have 
ried
RS> RTRIM$ (among others) with no luck at all. What I need to be able to do 
s
RS> to use the directory name & "tack on" a filename.
    have you tried stripping chr$(0) with the rtrim$?
RS>  
RS> Thanks in advance...
RS> -Ron
RS>  
RS> ... If you throw mud,  you will have dirty hands.
RS> 
RS> --- TriToss (tm) Professional 10.0 - #229
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