Tmemo copy sub string

[eldonfsr]

Hello just question i have Tmemo i typed text on it, but when do copy line or substr to another string add some extras charaters

on tmemoe i typed

tm-2

and when  copy or substract
   nl:= MTerminal.Lines.Count;
   textl:=AnsiToUtf8(Mterminal.Lines[nl]);

i got

#6'tm-2'
so when tried to compare what i typed never match... or find text.,,,, there a way to eliminate  extra characters and only get text.

[dsiders]

Hello just question i have Tmemo i typed text on it, but when do copy line or substr to another string add some extras charaters

on tmemoe i typed

tm-2

and when  copy or substract
   nl:= MTerminal.Lines.Count;
   textl:=AnsiToUtf8(Mterminal.Lines[nl]);

i got

#6'tm-2'
so when tried to compare what i typed never match... or find text.,,,, there a way to eliminate  extra characters and only get text.

First, Lines are indexed in the range 0..Count-1.

Second, use Trim() on the string value. It removes leading and trailing whitespace or controls characters.

[eldonfsr]

Ok Thanks so much your help...