Before ( text ; searchString ; occurrence ; include_1 )
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Fabrice Nordmann, 1-more-thing
http://www.1-more-thing.com
extracts text before search string
Sample Input:
Before ("jim@aol.com" ; "@" ; 1 )
Before ("aa:bb:cc" ; ":" ; -1 )
Before ("a¶b¶" ; ¶ ; -1) |
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Sample Output:
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Description:
Before ( text ; searchString ; occurrence ; include_1 )
by Fabrice Nordmann
v.2, Mar 2007
v.1, Jan 2007
v2 adds inclusion boolean parameter.
extracts the beginning of a text, based on a search string and an occurrence number
occurrence can be positive (starting from the beginning of the text) or negative (starting from the end)
see also After, Between, and BetweenNext functions
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The function and narative describe four variables, yet the sample input and ouput section shows only three variables used.
Three variable, four variables, whichever, I can not get any result with this custom function other that that designated as the "searchString". Why?
Ed Schussler, East Hanover, NJ
September 26, 2010 8:04pm