If you remember the function in VFP and don't know quite how to do it in C#, I recommend downloading the VFP ToolKit for .NET (http://foxcentral.net/microsoft/VFPToolkitNET.htm). Keep in mind the toolkit was written in .NET 1.1 and does not utilize all the new features.

In your case IndexOf or LastIndexOf should help you.

>All,
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>I have a string and I need to find out at what position in the string a certain value exists. I need to do this in C#. For example:
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>myString = '123456789Trade=xxxxxx'
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>I want to interrogate the myString value and determine at what position does "Trade=" start. In this case I need to return the value 10 (or maybe 9 if the 1st position is the 0th position) as this would be the 10th (or 9th) position. I expect this constant value to exist in the string but will be in different positions in a file I am reading.
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>Please advise as to what method or function I can use for this.
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>Thanks in advance.