EXTRACT$ function

Purpose: EXTRACT$ returns a substring containing MainStr$ truncated at the beginning of the Match$ string.


 Syntax: 

 SubStr$ = EXTRACT$(MainStr$, Match$)

 Parameters:

  • MainStr$ String from which substring is to be extracted.
  • Match$ String demarcating end of substring to be extracted.

 Return Value:

  • SubStr$, the return value, is the substring extracted from MainStr$.

Example: 


 DIM SubStr$
 
 SubStr$ = EXTRACT$("Filename.bas", ".bas")
 
 PRINT SubStr$

Result:

Filename

BCX Console Sample Programs using EXTRACT$ function.

S09.bas   S68.bas