VBS_Search (Method)

IField::VBS_Search

Search the specified field for a text string.

Function VBS_Search(row as Variant, column as Variant, text As String) As Long

Parameters

No	Name	Type	Optional	Default	Description
1	row	Variant	No	-	row in the screen where the search begins
2	column	Variant	No	-	column in the screen where the search begins
3	text	String	No	-	String to search for
Return Code			Description
JGS_OK			The search string was found. The 'cursor' parameter contains the position in the screen where the search string begins.
JGS_NOTCONNECTED			Your application is not connected to a valid session
JGS_PARAMETERERROR			Missing or invalid parameter
JGS_SYSERROR			The function failed due to a system error
JGS_POSITIONERROR			The specified screen position is invalid
JGS_NOFIELD			The screen is not formatted

Sample Code

Dim row as Variant
Dim column as Variant
Dim myText as String
Dim result as Long
row = 18
column = 45
myText = "Jolly Giant Software"
result = field.VBS_Search(row, column, myText)
If result = JGS_OK then
... ' row and column contain the starting position of the text
Else ...

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