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StrFind

This function returns a numeric value indicating the starting position within a string of the search string. For example, searching for “ad” within “Nevada” would return a value of 4.

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Syntax

STRFIND ("String", "SearchString")        
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Syntax example

CREATE VARIABLE NumTemp1 AS NUMVariable = STRFIND ("SourceString","SearchString")SET VARIABLE NumTemp1 = STRFIND ("StringTest","Test")

// NumTemp1 will equal 7        
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StrFind

This function returns a numeric value indicating the starting position within a string of the search string. For example, searching for “ad” within “Nevada” would return a value of 4.

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Syntax

STRFIND ("String", "SearchString")        
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Syntax example

CREATE VARIABLE NumTemp1 AS NUMVariable = STRFIND ("SourceString","SearchString")SET VARIABLE NumTemp1 = STRFIND ("StringTest","Test")

// NumTemp1 will equal 7        
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