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.
Syntax:
STRFIND ("String", "SearchString")
where:
- String is a character string, enclosed in double quotation marks.
- SearchString is a character string, enclosed in double quotation marks, which is searched for inside String.
Syntax example:
CREATE VARIABLE NumTemp1 AS NUM
Variable = STRFIND ("SourceString","SearchString")
SET VARIABLE NumTemp1 = STRFIND ("StringTest","Test")
NumTemp1 will equal 7