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finding a string in a global variable
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:03 am
by Glenn Boyce
I 've put some customer data into a global variable and was hoping to use the find and get foundline functions to retrieve specific items from a "find" done on customer name. It works in a field. how do I make it work in a gVariable?
thanks, Glenn
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:38 am
by Klaus
Hi Glenn,
you can use "offset" or "contains" (and maybe more
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if tGlobalVar contains "My string" then
## string is in global
end if
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"offset" will return 0 if your string is not in the global and a number (position of the first char of your string in the global) if the global contains your string.
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if offset("My string",tGlobalVar) <> 0 then
## string is in global
end if
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Best
Klaus
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:01 am
by Glenn Boyce
Hi Klaus,
Thanks for that. I need the line number of the string. Is that what is returned?
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:45 am
by Klaus
Hi Glen,
ah, sorry, overlooked that.
Then you can use "lineoffset", which will give you the linenumber of your desired string(s).
Best
Klaus