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Splitting strings divides a single string into two substrings. You can divide the string at a certain character, such as a carriage return, or at a word or phrase.

1. Place the Search/Split String function on the block diagram.
2. Wire the string you want to split to the string input of the Search/Split String function.
3. Enter the text that indicates where string should be split in the search string/char input of the Search/Split String function.
4. In offset, enter the number of characters in string to skip before the Search/Split String function starts searching for the text in search string/char.
5. Wire the substring before match and the match + rest of string outputs of the Search/Split String function to string indicators or VIs or functions that accept a string as an input.
6. Run the VI.