From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,decb0c44a2cbd5dc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-01-29 22:38:07 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!207.115.63.138!newscon04.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr21.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: How to delete charcters in a string? References: X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: <6xM58.40153$uf7.3774162071@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.112.201.125 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr21.news.prodigy.com 1012372674 ST000 67.112.201.125 (Wed, 30 Jan 2002 01:37:54 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 01:37:54 EST Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: [[PAPDCAO@SIRQ@[ORHD]_\@VR]^@B@MCPWZKB]MPXHBTWICYFWUQBKZQLYJX\_ITFD_KFVLUN[DOM_A_NSYNWPFWNS[XV\I]PZ@BQ[@CDQDPCL^FKCBIPC@KLGEZEFNMDYMKHRL_YYYGDSSODXYN@[\BK[LVTWI@AXGQCOA_SAH@TPD^\AL\RLGRFWEARBM Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 06:37:55 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19378 Date: 2002-01-30T06:37:55+00:00 List-Id: > You can't however do... > > Old_String := Old_String (1..4) & Old_String (5..Last); but of course you can do Old_String(1 .. Last) := Old_String (1..4) & Old_String (5..Last); or, if Old_String(Bad_Char_Index) = offensive_character, Old_String(Bad_Char_Index .. Last-1) := Old_String(Bad_Char_Index+1 .. Last); Last := Last-1;