HI,
ITS AN OFFSET.
IF WE WANT ONLY A PART OF THE STRING WE USE OFFSET.
EXAMPLE THE DATE IS STORED AS DATE = 02202008.
IF WE WANT THE DATE WE USE DATE1 = DATE+2(2).
HERE 2 REFERS TO THE STARTING POSITION FROM WHERE WE WANT THE VALUE.
AND THE OTHER 2 REFERS UPTO HOW MANY CHARACTERS OR DIGITS WE WANT.
THE STARTING POSITION STARTS COUNTING WITH 0. SO FOR DATE WE USED 2 INSTED OF 3.
IN YOUR EXAMPLE IF THE STRING IS '...---+....---'. THEN FROM STARTING FROM ZERO THE EIGHT POSITION GIVES A '-'
HOPE U UNDERSTAND
REWARD IF HELPFUL.
PRASANTH
