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2> select CHARINDEX('SQL', ' SQL Server')
3> GO

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12.3.CHARINDEX
12.3.1.CHARINDEX returns the starting point of the first occurrence of one string within another string.
12.3.2.Get index of the delimiting space
12.3.3.SELECT CHARINDEX('Mars', 'The stars near Mars are far from ours')
12.3.4.select CHARINDEX('SQL', ' SQL Server')
12.3.5.select CHARINDEX('-', '(559) 555-1212')
12.3.6.Finding the Start Position of a String Within Another String