expression.SearchText4( _
   ByVal text As String, _
   ByVal startRow As Integer, _
   ByVal startColumn As Integer, _
   ByVal endRow As Integer, _
   ByVal endColumn As Integer, _
   ByVal findOption As FindOptions, _
   ByVal textComparison As TextComparisonOption _
) As ScreenPoint object 

Parameters

text

The text string to search for.

startRow

Starting row for the search. The valid range is 1 through the number of rows.

startColumn

Starting column for the search. The valid range is 1 through the number of columns.

endRow

Ending row for the search.

endColumn

Ending column for the search.

findOption

A FindOptions value that specifies the search direction.

textComparison

A TextComparisonOption value that specifies the role of letter case in the search.

Return Value

This example finds the position (row and column) of a string on a screen.

To run this sample, create a VT session with the host name/IP address set to demo:unix.
Then enter any text for credentials and enter demodata to navigate to the XYZ Company Sales screen.

Enter and run this code in a code module.

'This example finds the position (row and column) of a string on a screen
Sub ExampleForSearchText4()
 
    Dim sPoint As ScreenPoint
    Dim text As String
    Dim row, column As Integer
    
    'Get the maximum rows for the screen
    row = ThisScreen.DisplayRows
    column = ThisScreen.DisplayColumns
    
    'Find the row
    Set sPoint = ThisScreen.SearchText4("Profit", 1, 1, row, column, FindOptions_Forward, TextComparisonOption_IgnoreCase)
    
    'Get the Text
    text = ThisScreen.GetText(sPoint.row, sPoint.column, 8)
    
    Debug.Print text; " is at row " & sPoint.row & " and column " & sPoint.column
    
End Sub

Reference

Screen Object
Screen Members