Datamax v1.1x user manual Variable Position, Beside the Result Variable box

Chapter 5 : Using Processes

5.8.6.Variable Position

General introduction	The Variable Position process allows you to search for and determine
	the position of a specific character or string of characters inside a
	variable.
	The process gives the position of the first character of the string inside
	the variable, and the position of the first character after the end of the
	string.
Variable Position	To search for and determine the position of a character(s) inside a
	variable, proceed as follows:
	1	Add the process Variable Position to your label program
	2	Select the input variable
	3	Enter the character or string of characters to search for. This can
	4	also be a variable if the search criteria is contained in a variable
		Select the occurrence of the criteria:
		ƒ First occurrence in the input variable after the “From Position”,
	5	ƒ Last occurrence in the input variable before the “To Position”,
		Specific occurrence between the “From Position” and “To
	6	Positions”
		Enter values for the From Position and To Position. These
		entries define the area inside the input variable where the search
		must start and stop. A zero for the “To Position” means until the
		end of the variable in the case where a variable varies in length.
	7	Click	beside the Result Variable box.
	8	Select or create the variable to receive the position of the first
		character of the contents for which you are searching and click
		OK.
	9	Click	beside the Result Var [End+1] box.
	10	Select or create a new variable to receive the position+1 of the
		last character of the contents for which you are searching and
	11	click OK.
		Click OK
Examples	In this example, the variable [C1] is searched for a match for the word
	“check”. When it is found for the first time, its starting position in
	variable [C1] is saved in variable [C2]. The ending position +1 of the
	first occurrence of “check” is saved in variable [C3].

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