FIND String Function

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

FIND String Function

Use: Locates the first occurrence of a substring in a string, starting at a specified position from the beginning of the string. Syntax: {FIND( «string» , «string», «num»)} Arguments: First «string» Character string to be searchedSecond «string» String value to be found«num» Zero-based character position in first string from where to begin the search Returns: The zero-based character position of the first character of the substring, if found -Or- -1 if the substring is not found Example 1: Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2{template_name_.txt_field1} = NextGen Healthcare{template_name_.txt_field2} = care{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2}, 0)} -Or-{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, care, 0)} Result: 14 Example 2: Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2{template_name_.txt_field1} = NextGen Healthcare{template_name_.txt_field2} = Inc{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2}, 0)} -Or-{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, Inc, 0)}Result: -1 Parent topi

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

SUBS String Function

Use: Extracts part of a character string, starting at a specified position Syntax: SUBS( «string» , «start» , «len» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated«start» Zero-based character position from where to begin the search«len» The number of characters to be returned Returns: The number of characters specified from the character string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC{SUBS( {template_name_.txt_field}, 8, 5 )} Result: Health Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

REPLACE String Function

Use: Replaces all occurrences of a value with another value in a character string Syntax: {REPLACE( «string» , «old» , «new» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be searched«old» String value to be found«new» Replacement string value Returns: The character string with the replaced value Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NG Healthcare Information Systems, LLC{REPLACE( {template_name_.txt_field}, NG , Nextgen )} Result: NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

REVFIND String Function

Use: Finds the first occurrence of a specified character in a string, starting from the end (right side) of the string Syntax: {REVFIND( «string» , «char» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be searched«char» Value to be found (case sensitive) Returns: If the character is found, its zero-based position in the string, starting from the beginning (left side) of the string -Or- -1 if the character is not found Example 1: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare{REVFIND( {template_name_.txt_field}, "a"} Result: 15 Example 2: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare{REVFIND( {template_name_.txt_field}, "i")} Result: -1 Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

REVFIND String Function

Use: Finds the first occurrence of a specified character in a string, starting from the end (right side) of the string Syntax: {REVFIND( «string» , «char» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be searched«char» Value to be found (case sensitive) Returns: If the character is found, its zero-based position in the string, starting from the beginning (left side) of the string -Or- -1 if the character is not found Example 1: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare{REVFIND( {template_name_.txt_field}, "a"} Result: 15 Example 2: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare{REVFIND( {template_name_.txt_field}, "i")} Result: -1 Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

COMPNOCASE String Function

Use: Performs a case-insensitive comparison of two strings to see if they match. For example, in a case-insensitive comparison, abc is the same as ABC or aBc. Note: The EQUAL function compares multiple fields or variables to another field or variable. The comparison can be case sensitive or insensitive. Syntax: {COMPNOCASE( «string» , «string» )} Arguments: First «string» First character string to compareSecond «string» Second character string to compare Returns: 1 = Match 0 = No match Example 1: Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2{template_name_.txt_field1} = NextGen{template_name_.txt_field2} = nextgen{COMPNOCASE( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2} )} Or {COMPNOCASE( {template_name_.txt_field1}, nextgen} )}Result: 1 Example 2: Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2{template_name_.txt_field1} = Health Care{template_name_.txt_field2} = health{COMPNOCASE( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2} )} Or{COMPNOCASE( Health Care, {template_name_.txt_field2} )}Resu

Use:	Locates the first occurrence of a substring in a string, starting at a specified position from the beginning of the string.
Syntax:	`{FIND( «string» , «string», «num»)}`
Arguments:	`First «string» Character string to be searched Second «string» String value to be found «num» Zero-based character position in first string from where to begin the search`
Returns:	The zero-based character position of the first character of the substring, if found -Or- -1 if the substring is not found
Example 1:	`Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2 {template_name_.txt_field1} = NextGen Healthcare {template_name_.txt_field2} = care {FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2}, 0)}` -Or- `{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, care, 0)}` Result: 14
Example 2:	`Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2 {template_name_.txt_field1} = NextGen Healthcare {template_name_.txt_field2} = Inc {FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2}, 0)}` -Or- `{FIND( {template_name_.txt_field1}, Inc, 0)}` Result: -1

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