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title: "DB2 LOCATE Function Advanced Examples"
description: "LOCATE SCALAR - Function returns first occurrence position in first string, second string: Example 1 : SELECT LOCATE('I','MINE STRING') FROM SYSIBM.SYDUMMY1. It returns value 2. Since first occurrence..."
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date: 2014-08-15
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# DB2 LOCATE Function Advanced Examples

LOCATE SCALAR – Function returns first occurrence position in first string, second string:

**Example 1****:**

SELECT LOCATE(‘I’,’MINE STRING’) FROM SYSIBM.SYDUMMY1

It returns value 2. Since first occurrence is 2.

**Example 2****:**

SELECT LOCATE(‘I’,’MINE STRING’,3) FROM SYSIBM.SYDUMMY1

Now the answer will be 9. Since after third position it starts searching for ‘I’.

Read my post on [DB2 functions](http://srinimf.com/2015/07/15/mainframe-simplify-your-db2-sql-query-with-these-built-in-functions/).

Reference [link here](http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=174097&seqNum=2).

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