# Iterate over string
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/iterate-over-string/3756
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [November 14, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/iterate-over-string/3756 "2006-11-14T03:59:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/iterate-over-string/3756/1 "2006-11-14T03:59:13Z")
Suggestion: extend the “List Iterator” to allow iteration over a string with some defined delimiter. The main advantage of course is that you can store a string in a variable, so this would mean you could store a _list_ in a variable, for free.
Concrete use: wanting to recreate the same set of directories in various places. Sets of directories don’t (if I understand correctly) count as FileSets.
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### Author:  [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/iterate-over-string/3756/2 "2006-11-14T04:13:52Z")
Hi Steve,
You can sortof already do this, because a variable can be multi-line. So, to build up your variable you can do this in script:
MyVar = MyVar & vbCR & vbLF
Then in the list iterator action you can just set the list to %MyVar% and it will iterate for each line in the string.
hth.
.t8
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### Author:  [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2006, 7:12am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/iterate-over-string/3756/3 "2006-11-14T07:12:04Z")
Ah, thanks, good thinking!
Steve
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### Author:  [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/iterate-over-string/3756/4 "2006-11-17T12:02:37Z")
Hey, it turns out to be even easier if you use F2 to construct the original variable value…
Steve