Function:

Finds the Nth occurrence (defined by num, counting from 1) of a substring substr in a string sourcestr. Search is conducted from position frompos (leftmost character has position 1).

Syntax:

instr(frompos as byte,byref sourcestr as string, byref substr as string, num as byte) as byte

See Also:

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Part

Description

frompos

Position in the sourcestr from which to start searching. Leftmost character has position 1.

sourcestr

Source string in which the substring is to be found.

substr

Substring to search for within the source string.

num

Occurrence number of the substr, counting from 1.