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   Paul M. Cook to argusy   
   Re: Null values in variant array   
   27 Feb 06 17:34:58   
   
   From: pmBERMUDA_SHORTScook@gte.net   
      
   Thanks, guys.   
      
   I was unaware of the ability to redim and preserve an array and wanted a   
   clean way of fixing this without building a whole new array or putting in a   
   lot of exception logic.   
      
   It works great now with the ideas you gave.   
      
   Paul   
      
   "argusy"  wrote in message   
   news:43FFCE90.2050402@slmember.on.net...   
   > Paul,   
   > if you can look at the csv file, (wordpad, whatever that works), see how   
   many   
   > carriage return/line feeds are at the end of the file.   
   > If your csv data generator consistently returns the same number of CrLfs,   
   then   
   > you can set up your loop count subtracting the extraneous number of crLfs   
   > generated.   
   > If it varies, then you may have to do a reverse string search, counting   
   CrLfs   
   > until you get valid data, and either modify your loop count depending on   
   how   
   > many show up, or redim your upper boundary on your array to fix it.   
   >   
   > see if just looping from 0 to line count-1 fixes the problem.   
   > (and you get all your data)   
   >   
   > look up help on "option base"   
   >   
   > Argusy   
   >   
   > Paul M. Cook wrote:   
   > > Let's say you have a CSV file and you load it into a variant array using   
   the   
   > > split function on VBCrLF.  Then you load a variable with the line count   
   and   
   > > loop through the array for 0 to line count.  This works well unless you   
   have   
   > > blank lines at the end of the CSV file.  Now if you process the loop,   
   you'll   
   > > get an out of bounds subscript at the end of the loop because you are   
   > > referencing null values at the end of the variant array.   
   > >   
   > > How would you go about stripping the extraneous CRLFs from the end of   
   the   
   > > file?   
   > >   
   > > Paul   
   > >   
   > >   
   >   
      
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