Re: TIB: Search String

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Re: TIB: Search String


Correction.  There is no inString( ) function on the 86. (!!!)  Why the f**k
did TI not include one?!!  Looks like I'm going to have to write my own
inString( ).  Maybe TI will use better sense in designing the TI-87.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Bishop" <danb2k@hotmail.com>
To: <ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 16:58
Subject: Re: TIB: Search String


>
> The inString( ) function does not exist on the 82.  However, it does work
on
> the 86 and 89 with the same syntax as the 83.
>
> inString(Str1,Str2,startPos)
>
> where
> Str1 = the string to search in
> Str2 = the string to search for
> startPos (optional) = position to start at
>
> Str1 and Str2 can be any string variables (or string literals enclosed in
> quotation marks).
>
> Examples:
>
> "A" -> Str1
>
> inString("ABCDEFG",Str1) returns 1 because A is in position 1 of the first
> string.
>
> inString("ABCDEFG","DEF") returns 4 because "DEF" starts in position 1 of
> the first string.
>
> inString("ABCDEFG",Str1,2) returns 0 because the seach starts at the
second
> character (B), so the "A" is not found.
>
> inString("TI CALCULATORS KICK ASS",Str1) returns 5 because the first A is
> the 5th character.  The other 2 A's are ignored.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Parker" <mechisiii@yahoo.com>
> To: <ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 16:05
> Subject: Re: TIB: Search String
>
>
> >
> > Yeah, there's a way to do this, but it does use
> > inString.  If you have an 82, 83/+ I know it will
> > work, but not sure about any other calcs.
> > Here is the context:
> >
> > If inString(StrX,StrY
> > StrY->StrZ
> >
> > What this does is this:
> > If StrY is found anywhere in StrX, it will output a
> > number besides 0, so this If statement will be true.
> >
> > -Jacotus
> >
> >
> > > Is there a way to search a variable for keywords,
> > > but instead of storing it
> > > as a number, store it as the word it finds, or
> > > another way without the
> > > inString?
> > >
> >
> >
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