ATCLINE( ) Function Examples

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( ).

* 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