Re: How can I find a space in a text string

From: Dennis M. Heisler <dheisler_at_binghamton.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 20:27:48 -0400
Message-Id: <10593.115029@fatcity.com>

Look at the INSTR() function. Its usage is instr(char1, char2 [,n[,m]]). It will search char1 starting at position n for the mth occurrence of char2.

Dennis

Helmut Daiminger wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> How can I find the first blank space in a given text string?
>
> E.g.: "VISA 123456789"
>
> I want to find the first blank (space) in the text string and then cut out
> the left part of the string (in the example: VISA).
>
> How do I do that?
>
> Thanks,
> Helmut
>
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