Compare numeric strings with leading zeros

[Ralph DiMola]

Agreed + 1.
Although the "x"&MyPassword or checking the length will work it seems that
matchText is a lot cleaner and easier to read in the future.

Thank All!

Thanks Thierry... matchText it is!


Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdimola at evergreeninfo.net

-----Original Message-----
From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
Of J. Landman Gay
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 3:20 PM
To: How to use LiveCode
Subject: Re: Compare numeric strings with leading zeros

On 9/3/2015 2:28 AM, Thierry Douez wrote:
> You can use build-in functions which manipulate strings.
>
> Please, try this one:
>
> on mouseUp
>     local userTyping = 5
>     local myVeryStrongPassword = "005"
>     if matchText( userTyping, myVeryStrongPassword) then
>        answer "Great!"
>     else
>        answer "Too bad :( try again.."
>        put "005" into userTyping
>        if matchText( userTyping, myVeryStrongPassword) then answer
"Great!"
>     end if
> end mouseUp

Very clever. This would be my chosen solution.

-- 
Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com

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