Siemens SINUMERIK 808D Function Manual page 290

Function name
string.delete
string.find
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Description
The function deletes the defined number of characters starting from
the start position specified.
Parameter:
string - string variable
start index - start index (zero based)
nCount - number of characters to be deleted
Syntax:
<function name="string.delete"> string, start in-
dex , nCount </function>
Example:
<let name="str1" type="string">A brown bear hunts.
</let>
<function name="string.delete" > str1, 2,
5</function>
Result:
str1 = "A bear hunts"
The function searches the transferred string for the first match with
the substring.
If the substring is found, the function provides the index to the first
character (starting with zero) or, failing this, -1.
Parameter:
string - string variable
find string - string to be found
startindex – start index (optional)
Syntax:
<function name="string.find" return="<int val>">
str1, find string </function>
Example:
<let name="index">0</let>
<let name="str1" type="string">A brown bear hunts a
brown dog. </let>
<function name="string.find" return="index"> str1,
_T"brown" </function>
Result:
Index = 2
or
<function name="string.find" return="index"> str1,
_T"brown", 1 </function>
Function Manual
01/2017