Help with search strings

[rogers42]

Hi,

Given the string 2345", what is the correct syntax to locate '"' using the index() or the match() built-in functions ?

Thanks in advance.

rogers42

 

[PHV]

Use the escape character: \"

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

Use:

index() to locate a substring within a string

match() to match a regular expression within a string



PS: You need the escape character \" as posted by PHV to locate the double quote.


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[rogers42]

Worked like a charm.

Thanks for the help

rogers42

 

[ranjit]

If the object is to remove " try...
echo "2345\""| awk '{print substr($0,1,index($0,"\"")-1)}'