Comparing Strings

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 07-04-92 (23:17)             Number: 2143
From: ROBERT CHURCH                Refer#: NONE
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Subj: Comparing Strings              Conf: (2) Quik_Bas

I need some help matching fixed length strings to dynamic strings.
The following is an example from a door I'm writing.  It attempts to
determine if the Name$ that a new user enters is already in use.
It always comes up false.  I assume that the problem is here:

      IF JTrim$(U.Handle) = Name$ THEN

because I've had trouble with such comparisons in the past.
In a nutshell, how can I compare a fixed length string to a dynamic one?

DEFINT A-Z
FUNCTION PlayerExist (Name$)
   DO WHILE NOT (EOF(1))
      Rec = Rec + 1
      GET #1, Rec, U
      IF JTrim$(U.Handle) = Name$ THEN
         PlayerExist = -1
         EXIT FUNCTION
      END IF
   LOOP
   PlayerExist = 0
END FUNCTION

Thanks

-Rob


DEFSNG A-Z

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