---
title: "POS"
description: "POS"
keywords: "POS"
url: "https://myrapidi.com/wiki/pos"
locale: "en"
published: "2009-05-15T09:35:59Z"
modified: "2023-09-14T07:55:24Z"
---

# POS(data, substring);

Position is location of the 1. Character in the substring. The returned position is 0-based - i.e. the first position in the string is 0, next is 1 etc.:

 

**Example:**

> ##POS(Name,'Pete')
> 
> Source Field: Paul Petersen
> 
> Returns: 5

If the substring cannot be found, a negative number (-1) is being returned.