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Stored procedures
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
Example
MyBuffer is Buffer
FileID is int

MyBuffer = fLoadBuffer("C:\tmp\Page1.html")
FileID = fOpen("C:\test\MyFile.html")
nPosition = fFind(FileID, MyBuffer)

IF nPosition <> -1 THEN
Info("The content of Page1 was found in the file at position " + nPosition)
END
MyBuffer is Buffer
MyHTMLFile is DiskFile
nPosition is int

MyBuffer = fLoadBuffer("C:\tmp\Page1.html")
MyHTMLFile = fOpen("C:\test\MyFile.html")
nPosition = fFind(MyHTMLFile, MyBuffer)

IF nPosition <> -1 THEN
Info("The content of Page1 was found in MyHTMLFile at position " + nPosition)
END
Syntax
<Result> = fFind(<File used> , <Search element> [, <Start position>])
<Result>: Integer
  • Position of the sought element in the file.
  • -1 if no element corresponds to the search.
<File used>: Integer or DiskFile variable
<Search element>: Buffer or character string
Buffer or character string whose content must be found in the text file.
<Start position>: Optional integer
Start position for the search. By default, the search is performed from the beginning of the file.
Business / UI classification: Business Logic
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 18
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Last update: 10/31/2023

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