Omnidex SQL Function: POSITION

Find the position of string1 in string2. The POSITION function returns the position of a string (string1) within another string (string2). If string2 is of length zero, the result is 1. If string1 occurs as a substring within string2, the character position where string1 first occurs is returned. If neither of these conditions is true, the result is 0. The return data type is a 4-byte INTEGER.

String comparisons are case-sensitive. Use the UPPER and LOWER functions around string1 and string2 to produce a case-insensitive search.

POSITION( <column_spec | 'string1' > IN < column_spec | 'string2' > )

Required. Any column_spec or valid text string. The text to search for.

Required.

Required. Any column_spec or valid text string. The text in which to search for string1.

SELECT company, 
POSITION(UPPER('sys') IN UPPER(customers.company)) 
FROM customers WHERE company='systems'
 
Company                 POSITION
--------                ---------------
Camco Systems           7
SoftSys Corp            5