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SEARCH
This function finds one text string in another text string and returns the index of the starting position of the found text.
Syntax
SEARCH(string1, string2)
Arguments
The first argument is a string or cell reference of the text you are searching for and the second argument is a string, cell reference, or cell range of what you want to search.
Data Types
Accepts cell reference or string. Returns numeric data.
Examples
SEARCH(A2, A4:A9)