finds text within another text, case-insensitive · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

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SEARCH(find_text, within_text, [start_num])

returns: number

argument	required
find_text	required
within_text	required
start_num	optional · defaults to 1

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

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