looking for patterns in a variable string

[netbumbler]

Hi all,
Thought I'd seek the support of the 'boards'. I'm trying to determine before importing a file if one of 3 predefined strings exist in the file name being imported (ie. 121204_us.txt - I'm looking to _check_ for the existence of 'us' or two others). Anyone have a simple way to do this?
Many thanks in advance,
Chris

 

[RoyVidar]

Hi!

Think from versions 2000 at least, the InStr function is available, so for instance:

[tt]if InStr(sFileName,"us")>0 then
msgbox "us exists within"
end if[/tt]

Roy-Vidar

 

[netbumbler]

Thanks very much... I've gotta get a good command ref manual - I've got a couple of how-to guides, but that's really basic command reference stuff... Thanks much Roy
Chris

 

[RoyVidar]

My pleasure, and as an aid in your search, here's a thread on book recommandations, "all levels", also links to further threads (thread702-793040).

Roy-Vidar