Character Comparison Functions
Alpha Five provides the following character comparison functions.
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Function |
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Description |
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V5 |
CASE()returns the value ( Value _1 ... Value _16) specified by the first matching expression whose that evaluates to .T. (TRUE). | |
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V5 |
Returns .T. (TRUE) if all words in the Find_Words string appear at least once in the Search_String. Case sensitive. | |
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V5 |
Returns .T. (TRUE) if all words in the Find_Words string appear at least once in the Search_String. Case insensitive. | |
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V5 |
Returns TRUE if all words in the Find_Words appear at least once in the Search_String. Searches are based on Soundex values. | |
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V5 |
Returns a 4-character code in a string that represents the phonetic equivalent of the supplied Input_String. | |
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V5 |
Returns an Integer ranging from 0 to 4, which represents the difference between the Soundex values for CharacterString1 and CharacterString2. | |
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V5 |
Returns an integer equal to the number of characters in the Input_String. | |
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V5 |
Returns .T. (TRUE) if Find_String, which can use wildcard characters, equals Search_In_String. | |
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V5 |
Returns the length of the longest sub string in the string. | |
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V5 |
Returns .T. (TRUE) if Input_String matches Match_To_String. | |
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V5 |
Searches within the text of a Memo field and returns .T. (TRUE) if Character_Pattern is found in the field Memo_Field_Name. | |
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V5 |
Returns everything to the left of and including the matched portion of a string. | |
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V8 |
Compares two character strings, with options to ignore white space and character differences. |
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