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**SEPARATOR(** //string, start// )

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| **SEPARATOR** | Returns the position of the next comma in the attribute //string//. |
| //String// | A string constant or symbol containing a comma delimited list of attributes. |
| //Start// | An integer constant or symbol containing the starting position from which to seek the next comma. |

The **SEPARATOR** procedure returns the position of the next comma in the attribute //string// from the //start// position. This procedure correctly processes nested quotes within the //string// so that commas in string constants do not cause it to return an incorrect position.

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**Return Data Type:**     LONG

**Example:**

**#SET(%MySymbol,****SEPARATOR****(%ControlStatement,1))  #!Return first comma position**

**See Also:**

[[built in template procedures.htm|Built-In Template Procedures]]