Returns the position of the byte (in the platform-native character set) beginning the first occurrence of one string within another string.

Syntax

InStrBP ( [ begin , ] string1 , string2 )

Elements

begin

Optional. A numeric expression with a positive integer value, begin specifies the character position in string1 where InStrBP should begin searching for string2. If you omit begin, it defaults to 1.

The string to be searched.

The string for which InStrBP searches.

InStrBP returns the byte position in the platform-specific character set of the first occurrence of string2 in string1. The following table shows how the function responds to various conditions.

If you want to work with characters, use the InStr function.

Example
See Also

LotusScript Language Reference: I through L
InStr function
InputB function
InStrC function
Option Compare statement
StrCompare function

Glossary