Re: position(text,text) function

position ( 'el' in 'hello') ;

>From: karl(at)tecc(dot)co(dot)uk (Karl Orbell)
>To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
>Subject: [SQL] position(text,text) function
>Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:27:15 +0000 (UTC)
>
>I'm having trouble using the position function, it's a simple built-in
>function.
>
>It returns the index of a substring within a main string.
>
>But, I just can't get it to work, it always gives this silly parser error.
>I've tried it in a variety of ways with variables instead of constants
>casting
>to text and using it in other contexts, (ie. in functions, not just in a
>select). What am I doing wrong? Is this not the correct syntax for a two
>argument function?
>
>test=# select position('hello','el');
>ERROR: parser: parse error at or near ","
>
>
>Karl Orbell.
>
>
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