I want want to get ONLY the output string

Then $scan(your_string,"Msg ")  and extract the stuff :)

This should copy only the rest of the String beginning with Msg (first hit) 'til the end.

Hi

I'd further say you should get the next character, to avoid getting the leading space, or use $ltrim too:

lv_string = $ltrim(lv_string[($scan(lv_string, "Msg "))], " ")

or if you're sure you've only one space:

lv_string = lv_string[($scan(lv_string, "Msg ")+1)]

Here you also get the other way to embed a compute in string extraction, just enclose the whole with spaces. Ghan, I didn't know spaces were sufficient.

Kind regards
Richard

@Richard: Hm ... I've always used this like that. Since this is NOT HTML where white space char are commonly wiped, this thing with a trailing space should be fine :)

btw: Did my note reach you?

I guess I didnt really get your main approach, so I will ask to understand it.

1) Do you want to cut the "output String" from the orignal string
2) or do you want to get ONLY the output string?

Maybe you should run through the text and separate it by a "%%^" (linefeed). I the first Chars start with "Msg " (Msg + Space), then you know that something has to be done - skip the rest or take the rest ...