A minor expansion of what Adam sent. The following
creates an integer time of the form yyyymmddhh
stime = "01/01/1997 (18:00)" ; MM/DD/YYYY (HH:NN) {ignore NN}
tmp_c = stringtochar(stime)
itime = stringtointeger((/tmp_c(6:9)/)) * 1000000 \
+ stringtointeger((/tmp_c(0:1)/)) * 10000 \
+ stringtointeger((/tmp_c(3:4)/)) * 100 \
+ stringtointeger((/tmp_c(12:13)/))
yields
itime = 1997010118
The point is that groups of characters [eg: characters 6 thru 9]
can be combined using NCL's array syntax.
Good luck
D
>I would suggest using the stringtochar function, which places each
>individual letter/number/etc into an array. Then grab the specific
>character (=integer) you want, and pass it back thru chartostring and
>stringtointeger:
>
>ts = "Testing 1-2"
>a = stringtochar(ts)
>print(a)
>val1 = stringtointeger(chartostring(a(8)))
>val2 = stringtointeger(chartostring(a(10)))
>
>This will work assuming that the locations of the integers doesn't
>change from string to string if you are reading multiple strings.
>
>Adam
>
>Colleen Henry wrote:
>> I have a string that contains two integers, and ultimately I want to be
>> able to read them into separate variables or into a two-dimensional
>> array. I've tried the "stringtointeger" function, but that only captures
>> the first value. Are there any other options besides this function?
>>
>>
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