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c# convert string to array on char(253) deliminator [duplicate]

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How do i split a String into multiple values?
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Closed 3 years ago.
Not entirely sure the following code is going to help many people, but here goes
try
{
uvConnect = UniObjects.OpenSession(serverId, sUser, sPass, sAcct, "uvcs");
// Open Movie File
UniFile uvFile = uvConnect.CreateUniFile("MOVIES");
UniDynArray movieRec = uvFile.Read(txtMovieId.Text);
string sMovieData = movieRec.StringValue;
MessageBox.Show(sMovieData);
}
sMovieData contains a single string of the entire record retrieve from MOVIES file, each field is deliminated by a char(253) character in the database I am using.
Is there a function/method/etc to convert the string to an array using char(253) as a value deliminator

Something like this should work:
string[] fields = sMovieData.Split((char)253);

Try this... string[] arrayValues = "stringToConvertToArray".Split((char)253);

Stuck in a loop updating a value [duplicate]

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C# string replace does not actually replace the value in the string [duplicate]
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Closed 5 years ago.
I have an application that updates values in documents, however, some of these documents have multiple entries of this value. due to this I have created a Do Something loop but this is just looping and is not replacing the values.
my code is as below:
do
{
int dollarIndex = script.IndexOf("$");
string nextTenChars = script.Substring(dollarIndex - 17, 17);
string promptValue = CreateInput.ShowDialog(nextTenChars, "Input");
script.Replace("$", promptValue);
}
while (script.Contains("$"));

Strings are immutable, so you need to do:
script = script.Replace("$", promptValue);
Simply doing
script.Replace("$", promptValue);
Doesn't update the value of script

Invalid string in C# [duplicate]

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What's the # in front of a string in C#?
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Closed 7 years ago.
How come this string is valid to open with VLC via a Process:
string fileToPlay = #"C:\Videos\Movies\Movie title.avi";
But this one isn't:
string fileToPlay = #myMovie;
Where the value of the variable myMovie is
"C:\Videos\Movies\Movie title.avi"
Process.Start(vlcPath, fileToPlay );

The problem is that you can only use the # character when placed against string literals like this:
string path = #"c:\temp";
It can be used when placed against a string variable, as you have done, but it has a different meaning. In that case, it is used when you choose an identifier which matches a C# keyword, like this:
string #class = "hello";
You can read more about it here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa691090%28v=vs.71%29.aspx

string to enum value in c# [duplicate]

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Convert a string to an enum in C#
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Match string to enumeration?
(11 answers)
Closed 7 years ago.
I have my enum defined like this.
public enum Places : long
{
World = (long)1,
India = (long)23424848,
USA = (long)23424977
}
Now I get a string of value like 'India'. I want the corresponding value of the enumerator.
for instance if i get the string 'World'(or world - case insensitive ), I need the value 1 to be returned.
I tried this way:
long woeid = ((long)(typeof(Places)country));
this doesnot work.
Is there a simple way to do?

The method you want is Enum.Parse.
You would use it like this:
string country = "India";
Places myplace = (Places)Enum.Parse(typeof(Places), country);
long placeID = (long)Enum.Parse(typeof(Places), country);

Split a string into two substring in C# [duplicate]

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Remove file extension from a file name string
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Closed 8 years ago.
How can i get the string "tulip" from the string "tulip.jpg" using Split function in c#?
string str = "tulip.jpg";
I store the result "tulip" in str1(string type valiable).

That's a filename, so i wouldn't use String.Split but the Path-methods:
string fileNameOnly = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension("tulip.jpg");
For what it's worth: fileNameOnly = "tulip.jpg".Split('.')[0];
This will be a problem if the name also contains dots.
So if you insist on string methods String.Substring or String.Remove would be better:
fileNameOnly = fileName.Remove(fileName.LastIndexOf('.'));