SQL> SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','Q',1) FROM DUAL;
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','Q',1)
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SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','Q',2) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','Q',2)
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SQL> ED
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1* SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','Q',3) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','Q',3)
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SQL> ED
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1* SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',1,1) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',1,1)
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SQL> ED
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1* SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',1,2) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',1,2)
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SQL> ED
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1* SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',2,2) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',2,2)
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SQL> -ED
SP2-0042: unknown command "-ED" - rest of line ignored.
SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',4,2) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',4,2)
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0
SQL> ED
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1* SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',4,1) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',4,1)
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SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',1) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('JQSPIDERS','S',1)
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SQL> SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',1,3) FROM DUAL;
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',1,3)
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SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',1,3) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',1,3)
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SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',1,4) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',1,4)
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SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',2,4) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',2,4)
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SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',2,4) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',2,4)
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SQL> ED
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1* SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',3,4) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',3,4)
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0
SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',4,2) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',4,2)
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SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',4,4) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',4,4)
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0
SQL> ED
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1* SELECT INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',4,3) FROM DUAL
SQL> /
INSTR('MALAYALAM','A',4,3)
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SQL>