Returns the line number of the first occurrence of a character expression or memo field within another character expression or memo field, without regard for the case (upper or lower) of the characters in either expression.

ATCLINE(cSearchExpression, cExpressionSearched)

Parameters

cSearchExpression

Specifies the character expression that ATCLINE( ) searches for in cExpressionSearched.

cExpressionSearched

Specifies the character expression cSearchExpression searches for.

Both cSearchExpression and cExpressionSearched can be memo fields of any size. Use MLINE( ) to return the line containing the matching character expression.

Tip
ATCLINE() offers a convenient way to search memo fields.

Return Value

Remarks

Example

Example 1 locates the first time a character string occurs in a memo field, displays the first and last names of the employee, and the line of the memo containing the character string.

Example 2 demonstrates how the memo width affects ATCLINE( ).

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* Example 1 CLOSE DATABASES OPEN DATABASE (HOME(2) + 'Data\testdata') USE employee && Open employee table CLEAR STORE 'JAPANESE' TO gcFindString && Case insensitive LOCATE FOR ATCLINE(gcFindString, notes) != 0 ? First_Name ?? Last_Name ? MLINE(notes, ATCLINE(gcFindString, notes)) * Example 2 STORE '1234567890ABCDEFGHIJ' TO gcString SET MEMOWIDTH TO 20 ? ATCLINE('AB', gcString) && Displays 1 SET MEMOWIDTH TO 10 ? ATCLINE('AB', gcString) && Displays 2

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