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Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:55 am**

Maybe my brain isn't working as it should, but:

Changes in PB 5.10
- Added: #PB_String_NoCase mode parameter to FindString()

But the result doesn't match my expectations:

Debug FindString("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog","brown",#PB_String_CaseSensitive)
;Default mode. Returns 11 as it should.
Debug FindString("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog","Brown",#PB_String_NoCase)
;Case insensitive so should return 11 (B=b). Returns 0

Tested under Windows 8.1 64-bit with PB 5.10(x86 compiler), 5.22 (unicode/ascii/x86/x64) same result.

Never used findstring alot in the past, and now I only need it for a small personal project so coding a horrible slow replacement procedure will work.
But I would like to know if I'm just doing it wrong or if it's a bug. Thanks.

OT: my sig should really be updated!

Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:28 am**

You can get around it by running the string through LCase() or UCase() first, and testing for all lowercase or uppercase

Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:47 am**

Or include also the StartPosition parameter.. the way I think it was intended to be used as.

Code: Select all

Debug FindString("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog","Brown", 1, #PB_String_NoCase)

Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:09 am**

Thunder93 wrote:Or include also the StartPosition parameter.. the way I think it was intended to be used as.
Code: Select all
Debug FindString("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog","Brown", 1, #PB_String_NoCase)

As Thunder93 said, If you're including a Mode, you must include a start position, otherwise it takes the Mode parm as start position, in this case 1 with no mode= caseSensitive.

Posted: **Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:54 am**

Haha, never entered my mind that I missed a param. The statusbar clearly points it out in bold too when you're entering it.

Thanks!

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