OK. That makes more sense. I couldn't figure why it was returning the next character after the string, instead of the starting position of the string (as many other languages do).
Kevin On 9/5/05, Chris Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The position of the specified substring +1 of where it is in the target > string. That position is used as input to the next call as the beginning of > the search for the next occurrance on the target string. Zero return means > that there were no more occurances of the substring in the target string. > > Most folks just use the two argument $LENGTH, and $PIECE to pull strings > apart. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Toppenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] $FIND question > > > So it returns position+1 of the END of the string? > > Thanks for the info. > > Kevin > > On 9/5/05, Maury Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > $FIND(str1,str2,n) returns the position+1 of str2 in str1 starting at > position n. > > W $FIND("ABCDEFG","BCD") > > 5 > > W $FIND("ABCDEFG","BCD",3) > > 0 > > S HEX="B" W $FIND("0123456789ABCDEF",HEX)-2 > > 11 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kevin Toppenberg" > > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 9:09 AM > > Subject: [Hardhats-members] $FIND question > > > > > > > Can someone explain the syntax of $FIND to me. > > > > > > I have been looking a Ed De Moel's reference, but in this case I don't > > > understand what I am seeing. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > Practices > > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
