Replace "dash" values in a field with new line- VB equivalent of Python

[Neil Cerutti]

On 2013-03-19, Cathy James <nambo4jb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
> I need some assistance with Python so that values in the "Name"
> field e.g. Murray - James - Leo can be labeled as:
>
> Murray
> James
> Leo
>
> with a new line replacing every dash.
>
> Basically I need the equivalent of this VB in Python:
> replace ( [Name]  , "-", vbNewLine)
>
> I tried this but no luck:
>
> str.[Name].replace("-", "\n")
> str.[Name].replace("-", \n)
> [Name].replace("-", \n")

str methods return new strings in Python, so you need to bind
something to them.

I don't know what the VB syntax above means, but if I pretend
that your string is bound to 'Name':

Name = Name.replace(" - ", "\n")

-- 
Neil Cerutti