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text.between ( _text ; _searchString1 ; _occurrence1 ; _include1.b ; _searchString2 ; _occurrence2 ; _include2.b )

extracts text between two search strings

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Fabrice Nordmann - Show more from this author 1-more-thing https://www.1-more-thing.com

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/* text.between ( _text ; _searchString1 ; _occurrence1 ; _include1.b ; _searchString2 ; _occurrence2 ; _include2.b ) by Fabrice Nordmann, 1-more-thing 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 text.before, text.after, and text.betweenNext functions */ Let ([ _occurrence1 = Case ( _occurrence1 = 0 ; 1 ; _occurrence1 ) ; _occurrence2 = Case ( _occurrence2 = 0 ; 1 ; _occurrence2 ) ; _p1= Position ( _text ; _searchString1 ; Case ( _occurrence1 < 0 ; Length ( _text ) ; 0 ) ; _occurrence1 ) + not GetAsBoolean ( _include1.b ) * Length ( _searchString1 ) ; _p2= Position ( _text ; _searchString2 ; Case ( _occurrence2 < 0 ; Length ( _text ) ; 0 ) ; _occurrence2 ) + GetAsBoolean ( _include2.b ) * Length ( _searchString2 ) ]; Middle ( _text ; _p1 ; _p2 - _p1 ) ) Click to copy

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 text.before, text.after, and text.betweenNext functions

 

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		Robert, Luxembourg Europe Mar 30, 2015
Not the title at top of page does not include all the parameters use Between ( text ; searchString1 ; occurrence1 ; include1_1 ; searchString2 ; occurrence2 ; include2_1) just a Heads Up

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