8.4.35 InStr Function

Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another.
Syntax
InStr([start, ]string1, string2[, compare])
Arguments
- start
- The numeric expression that sets the starting position for each search. If omitted, search begins at the first character position. If start contains Null, an error occurs. The start argument is required if compare is specified. Optional.
- string1
- The string expression being searched. Required.
- string2
- The string expression searched for. Required.
- compare
- A numeric value indicating the kind of comparison to use when evaluating substrings. See Settings section for values. If omitted, a binary comparison is performed. Optional.
Settings
The compare argument can have the following values:
Constant
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Value
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Description
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vbBinaryCompare
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0
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Perform a binary comparison.
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vbTextCompare
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1
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Perform a textual comparison.
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Return Values
The InStr function returns the following values:
If
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InStr returns
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string1 is zero-length
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0
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string1 is Null
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Null
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string2 is zero-length
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start
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string2 is Null
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Null
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string2 is not found
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0
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string2 is found within string1
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Position at which match is found
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start > Len(string2)
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0
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Note
The InStrB function is used with byte data contained in a string. Instead of returning the character position of the first occurrence of one string within another, InStrB returns the byte position.
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