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Purpose
Returns the position of the first occurrence of a string in another string, using a forward search pattern.
Format
@DTW_POS(stringIn1, stringIn2, n, nOut)
@DTW_POS(stringIn1, stringIn2, nOut)
@DTW_rPOS(stringIn1, stringIn2, n)
@DTW_rPOS(stringIn1, stringIn2)
Parameters
Data Type | Parameter | Use | Description |
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string | stringIn1 | IN | A variable or literal string to search for. |
string | stringIn2 | IN | A variable or literal string to search. |
integer | n | IN | The character position in stringIn2 to begin searching. The default value is to start searching at the first character of stringIn2. |
integer | nOut | OUT | A variable that contains the position of the first occurrence of stringIn1 in stringIn2. If no occurrence is found, 0 is returned. |
Return Codes
Table 93. DTW_POS Return Codes
Return Code | Explanation |
---|---|
-1001 | The server could not process a Net.Data request to allocate memory. |
1001 | An input parameter contained a NULL value. |
1002 | An input parameter contained a string value which consisted of the null-terminating character. |
1003 | An incorrect number of parameters were passed on a function call. |
1005 | A parameter passed on a function call, required to be a string variable, was of a different variable type. |
1006 | A literal string was passed on a function call for a parameter which was required to be an output parameter. |
1007 | A parameter contains a value which is not valid. |
Examples
Example 1:
@DTW_POS("day", "Saturday", result)
Example 2:
@DTW_POS("a", "Saturday", "3", result)
Example 3:
@DTW_rPOS(" ", "abc def ghi", "5")