FindString Function

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Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another.

Function returns -1 if the string is not found. The search is case-sensitive.

Syntax:
value = FindString( searchString, targetString ) OR value = Instr( searchString, targetString ) ' Short form usage: "Instr"

Syntax:

value = FindString( searchString, targetString )

value = Instr( searchString, targetString ) ' Short form usage: "Instr"

Parameter:	Description:
searchString	String being searched.
targetString	String which is being looked for in the search string.
value	Position of found targetString, or -1 when not found. First searchString character is in position 1, not 0.

Example:
value = FindString( "Hello", "o" ) ' Returns 5 value = FindString( "Hello", "e" ) ' Returns 2 value = Instr( "Hello", "A" ) ' Returns -1 Results: See example comments.

value = FindString( "Hello", "o" ) ' Returns 5
value = FindString( "Hello", "e" ) ' Returns 2
value = Instr( "Hello", "A" ) ' Returns -1

Edit Time: 9/18/2020 1:35:29 PM

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