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<DIV>Doug,</DIV>
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<DIV>I've always chosen numToChar(1) as an item delimiter when I needed
something special. Hasn't let me down yet...</DIV>
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<DIV>Ken Ray<BR>Sons of Thunder Software<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:kray@sonsothunder.com">kray@sonsothunder.com</A><BR>Web Site: <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:08
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> item delimiter</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is the "safest" char to use as an item
delimiter when you don't know anything about the text? I realize that
arrays don't have the delimiter delimma, but my question is about lists.
What ascii char is least likely to be used by some foreign language as either
a letter or as a punctuation mark? Can I use one of the codes between 0
and 7 or between 14 and 31 as an item delimiter?</FONT></P><BR>
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