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Compare dataVect Text Value

I have found the following function useful for easy compare of a dataVect against a pre-defined text field.

bool DataVectCompare(const fmx::DataVect& dataVect, long index, char * compare )
//takes the passed DataVect and compares it against the fixed string passed, returns TRUE is they are the same.  (Not case sensitive)
//	eg.  DataVectCompare(dataVect, 0,  "something")   returns  TRUE is dataVect.AtAsText(0) ==  "something"
{
	fmx::TextAutoPtr	dv;
	dv->SetText( dataVect.AtAsText(index) );		// get the contents of the specified parameter.
	dv->Lowercase();					// and convert to all 'lowercase' for checking.

	fmx::TextAutoPtr    cs;
	cs->Assign(compare);					// take the passed 'Compare' string
	cs->Lowercase();					// and convert to all Lowercase for checking.

	return ( *dv == *cs );
	
} // DataVectCompare

Then, in any script where you want to compare the text passed by the user, you can include...

	if ( DataVectCompare(dataVect,0, "Text") )
	{
		// Do something only if first parameter (index = 0) passed is equal to  'Text'
	}