StrFind() example incorrect

Fred H Olson

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Dec 26, 2020, 6:21:59 PM12/26/20

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I just noticed that the TSE Help example for StrFind() has the first
two parameters reversed from what they should be. Haystack should be
the second parameter.

> // last 6 digits could be any number
> string haystack[30] = "B0000123456.msg"
>
> if StrFind(haystack, "B0000.*\.msg", "x")
> ...

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Carlo

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Dec 26, 2020, 6:41:43 PM12/26/20

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> I just noticed that the TSE Help example for StrFind() has the first two parameters reversed from what they should be. Haystack should be the second parameter.

But it is documented as being the second parameter.

Carlo Hogeveen

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Dec 26, 2020, 7:10:16 PM12/26/20

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> > I just noticed that the TSE Help example for StrFind() has the first two parameters reversed from what they should be. Haystack should be the second parameter.

> But it is documented as being the second parameter.

Oops, my mistake, the definition is right, but, as you found, the example is wrong.

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