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Old 07-12-2005
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Originally Posted by ReV
Hi,

No, I only need one ; in between each field. But however, there can be one space or 2 spaces in between 2 fields.

input:
field1[space][space][space]field2[space][space]field3[space]field4
field1[space][space][space]emptyfield[space][space]emptyfield[space]field4

required output:
field1;field2;field3;field4
field1;;;field4

but from the script that I have tried, I get:
field1;field2;field3;field4
field1;field4

what's the difference between '[space]' and 'emptyfield'?