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Re: Replace "dash" values in a field with new line- VB equivalent of Python

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On 2013-03-19, Cathy James <nambo4jb@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
> I need some assistance with Python so that values in the "Name"
> field e.g. Murray - James - Leo can be labeled as:
>
> Murray
> James
> Leo
>
> with a new line replacing every dash.
>
> Basically I need the equivalent of this VB in Python:
> replace ( [Name]  , "-", vbNewLine)
>
> I tried this but no luck:
>
> str.[Name].replace("-", "\n")
> str.[Name].replace("-", \n)
> [Name].replace("-", \n")

str methods return new strings in Python, so you need to bind
something to them.

I don't know what the VB syntax above means, but if I pretend
that your string is bound to 'Name':

Name = Name.replace(" - ", "\n")

-- 
Neil Cerutti

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Replace "dash" values in a field with new line- VB equivalent of Python Cathy James <nambo4jb@gmail.com> - 2013-03-19 11:36 -0400
  Re: Replace "dash" values in a field with new line- VB equivalent of Python Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-03-19 15:52 +0000
  Re: Replace "dash" values in a field with new line- VB equivalent of Python rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-03-19 08:59 -0700

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