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Between (text; searchString1; occurrence1; include1_1 ; searchString2; occ

Fabrice Nordmann, BH&A
http://www.bh-a.com

extracts text between two search strings

Sample Input:
Between ("/abc/def/ghi/" ; "/" ; 2 ; 1 ; "/" ; -2 ; 0 )
Sample Output:
/def


 Then copy & paste into FileMaker Advanced's Edit Custom Function window.

if you have myFMbutler's Clip Manager installed

Description:

Between ( text ; searchString1 ; occurrence1 ; include1_1 ; searchString2 ; occurrence2 ; include2_1)

by Fabrice Nordmann, BH&A
v.2, Mar 2007
v.1, Jan 2007

v.2 adds inclusion boolean parameters

extracts the middle of a text in between delimiters, based on a search strings and an occurrence numbers
occurrences can be positive (starting from the beginning of the text) or negative (starting from the end)

see also Before After, and BetweenNext functions

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

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