@@ -12,8 +12,20 @@
 return {
 	capitalize = function(str)
 		return string.upper(string.sub(str, 1,1)) .. string.sub(str, 2)
 	end;
+
+	explode = function(str,delim)
+		local i = 1
+		local tbl = {}
+		repeat
+			local ss = string.sub(str, i)
+			local d = string.find(ss, delim, 1, true) or string.len(ss)+1
+			tbl[#tbl+1] = string.sub(ss,1,d-1)
+			i = i + d 
+		until i > string.len(str)
+		return tbl
+	end;
 
 	rand = function(min,max)
 		if not min then min = 16  end
 		if not max then max = min end