% %%
% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

% Field separator
if nargin<3
  FS = ';';
end;

arg = '';
if strcmp(args, '')==0
  L = length(args);
  args_count = 0;
  for i=1:n
    arg_count = 0;
    arg = '';
    if args_count == L
      break;
    end;  
    while args_count < L
      args_count = args_count+1;
      arg_count = arg_count+1;
      ch = str2ch(args,args_count);
      if ch==FS
	break;
      end;
      arg = [arg ch];
    end;
  end;
end;