.asp question if "contains"

[Guest]

I have been stuck on this fo a bit. It is an .asp question.

<% if "john123" contains "john" then %> I am john <% end if %>

So what is the symbol for "contains" ? or how is this done?

Thank you for any help.

[DLoe]

I've used the inStr function. If in string1 it finds string2, it returns the position in string1 where string2 was found. If it returns anything greater than 0, it found it.

<% if inStr("john123", "john") > 0 %> I am john <% end if %>

[DLoe]

Now that I'm looking at it, the StrComp (string comparison) function works similarly, but it returns a -1, 0 of 1. It's either in the string or not.

BTW: Try to find the Windows Script Technology help file at Microsoft. I forget where or how I got it. It might have come with Access. It's invaluable for finding this type of stuff. ASP is partly VBScript, and the help file has a lot of info for that part of ASP.

Again, I don't remember where I got it, but the title bar for the help file says Window Script Technology.

[DLoe]

Found it. Go to Microsoft and look for "Windows Script 5.6 Documentation" The file is called scipt56.chm.

[Guest]

Thanks I will give it a try.

Hope this works with vb script.

I will let you know how it turns out.

[Guest]

OK. This Works! I just for got to put the "then" part of the statment.

<% if inStr("john123", "john") > 0 %> I am john <% end if %>
to
<% if inStr("john123", "john") > 0 then %> I am john <% end if %>

COOL. I am reading the docs now!