30 lines
894 B
AppleScript
30 lines
894 B
AppleScript
set aString to "This is some text"
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set stringLength to (count aString) -- The number of characters in the text.
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-- AppleScript indices are 1-based. Ranges can be specified in several different ways.
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if (stringLength > 1) then
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set substring1 to text 2 thru stringLength of aString
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-- set substring1 to text 2 thru -1 of aString
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-- set substring1 to text 2 thru end of aString
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-- set substring1 to text from character 2 to character stringLength of aString
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-- set substring1 to aString's text from 2 to -1
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-- Some combination of the above.
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else
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set substring1 to ""
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end if
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if (stringLength > 1) then
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set substring2 to text 1 thru -2 of aString
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else
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set substring2 to ""
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end if
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if (stringLength > 2) then
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set substring3 to text 2 thru -2 of aString
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else
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set substring3 to ""
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end if
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return substring1 & linefeed & substring2 & linefeed & substring3
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