strpos
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Synopsis:

       offset=strpos(str1,str2)


Arguments:

       str1 - The string to search

       str2 - The sub-string to search for in str1


Description:   This function searchs through str1 for the first occurance of the sub-string str2.    If str2 is found in str1 then this function returns the character offset in str1 where the first occurance of str2 was found,  otherwise it will return 0 if str2 was not found in str1.


For example:


       string="the cat sat on the mat";


       // This will return offset 5

       offset=strcnt(string,"cat");


Returns:  Returns the offset of the first occurance of str2 within str1, or 0 if str2 is not found within str1.