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WhichValueAmI__cf ( _needle ; _haystack )

Return which value number _needle is within _haystack

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Matthew Leering CoreSolutions Software Inc. http://coresolutions.ca

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/* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Function: WhichValueAmI__cf Purpose: To determine which value number "_needle" is within "_haystack" Written By: Matthew Leering (http://coresolutions.ca) Written On: September 30, 2013 */ Let ( [ _haystack = ¶ & _haystack & ¶ ; _positionStringWasFoundAt = Position ( ¶ & _haystack & ¶ ; ¶ & _needle & ¶ ; 1 ; 1 ); _subString = If ( _positionStringWasFoundAt ; Left ( _haystack ; _positionStringWasFoundAt - 1 ) ); _numberOfReturnsFound = PatternCount ( _subString ; "¶" ) ]; If ( _numberOfReturnsFound ; _numberOfReturnsFound ; "-1" ) ) Click to copy

To determine which value number "_needle" is within "_haystack"

 

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