SCANSTR Function

The SCANSTR function evaluates the position of one string value (substring) within another string value (text). Use this function to extract a specific portion of an existing string, or to evaluate if text exists within the specified string.

Syntax

SCANSTR(substring, text)

Example 1

SCANSTR("Ontario","Toronto, Ontario")

Returns a value of 10, the start position of the string value specified within the larger string.

Example 2

SCANSTR("Alberta","Toronto, Ontario")

Returns a value of 0, since the string value specified does not exist in the larger string.