Visara Master Console Center Scripting Guide - Manual (Page 82)

Chapter 5 Script Commands
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ATSTR
Syntax:
ATSTR( $String, $Substring) ==> %StartPos
Description:
Returns the starting position of a substring within a string.
Action: String is searched using the regular expression pattern Substring. The
starting position of the matching text is returned.
Parameters:
$String. String expression. The string to search for the pattern in.
$Substring. Regular expression. The regular expression pattern to
search for in String. Refer to Expressions on page 41 for more
information.
Returns:
Numeric value, as follows:
Value Meaning
0
No match found
Any other value The starting position of the first instance of the
matching text within String
Notes:
N/A
Example:
$String := “The quick brown fox.”
$Substring := “brown”
%StringPosition := ATSTR ( $String, $Substring )
// %StringPosition == 11
See Also:
FINDSTR, LEFTSTR, RIGHTSTR, REPSTR, SUBSTR, LEFTSTR