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[John Daley]

*** OK, I REPLACED IT - NOW WHAT? ***



 
I'm submitting this question to you  (wizards)  because I don't know the answer.

Is there a way to dimension buffers (arrays) in scripts,  and selectivly extract
portions/fields of data from them?  I would like to also be able to do this with
buffers in the B and C shells.

Example:

  LONG_THANKS="Thanksinadvanceforallyourhelp"
 
I want to take columns 1-5, add a space, and add columns 22-24. and set them into
the buffer SHORT_THANKS.

Example:

  SHORT_THANKS="Thank you"
 
 
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