Try: let int1 = stringContains(string1, "something") The position of something will be in int1. int1 will be zero if something is not found. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Marang" <donald.marang@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:06 PM Subject: [jawsscripts] Character Index in String? > Hopefully, this is an easy question for you guys.I want to remove all > characters in a string after the occurrence of a certain character, lets > say ":", and including that character. I looked at the StringLeft and > StringContainsChars functions. To have these two functions work together, > the StringContainsChars would need to return the index where the character > was found rather than just a Boolean True or false. Are there more > appropriate functions or methods to accomplish this simple task. > For instance I want to transform the string > "Menu:only available in To DVD mode" > to > "Menu" > > Don Marang > > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > __________ Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts