string comaprision

[shafee212]

Any command in progress for string comparision

for eg

a = "inv inv1" .
b = "invinv1 ".

bot strings are same , but have uncommon spaces .

any progress command to compare them .(result is true as both are same)

Thanks in advance

 

[LarryD]

Technically, they really are different...

However, if you want to just remove embedded spaces:

if replace(a," ","") = replace(b," ","") then do: 
...

 

[tamhas]

Yes, there are tools, but you will need to define what you want to consider same and different and construct a routine based on that. Look at MATCHES and consider versions of the REPLACE example above for eliminating "noise" ... tracking or not tracking what you replaced depending on your purpose.