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Brief Description:
RightBack 
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Contributor:
Jani Krunniniva 
Category:
Lotusscript 
Type:
String functions 
Notes Version:
R4.x, R5.x, R6.x 
Last Modified:
17 Oct 2002 
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Code / Description
Function RightBack ( sourceString As String, searchString As String ) As String

For i% = Len(sourceString) To 1 Step -1
sourceStringBack$=sourceStringBack$ & Mid(sourceString, i%, 1)
Next
For i% = Len(searchString) To 1 Step -1
searchStringBack$=searchStringBack$ & Mid(searchString, i%, 1)
Next
pos% = Instr ( sourceStringBack$, searchStringBack$ )
If pos% > 0 Then pos% = pos% -1
result$ = Left ( sourceStringBack$, pos% )
For i% = Len(result$) To 1 Step -1
turn$=turn$ & Mid(result$, i%, 1)
Next
RightBack=turn$
End Function

Usage / Example
Example of use:

Sub Click(Source As Button)
Dim strTest As String
strTest = RightBack ( "This is a Test String", "is a" )
End Sub

Returns " Test String"
 Comments
Posted by John Smart on 10/23/2002 09:58:08 AM*Needed for R4, but StrRightBack is a primitive in R5
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