Confessions of an IT Manager_Phil Factor

162 On the Trail with the Cowboy Coders
IF dbo.rcharindex (' without their ties on.',NULL)
IS NOT NULL
RAISERROR ('Failed the %s',16,1,@test)
SET @Test='Sixth test'---------------------------
IF dbo.rcharindex ('','')
0
RAISERROR ('Failed the %s',16,1,@test)
SET @Test='Seventh test'---------------------------
IF dbo.rcharindex ('','and looking sincere')
0
RAISERROR ('Failed the %s',16,1,@test)
SET @Test='Eighth test'---------------------------
IF dbo.rcharindex ('but it adds to life''s rich humour','')
0
SET @Test='Ninth test'---------------------------
IF dbo.rcharindex ('Klop','so perhaps one should be
tolerant')
0
RAISERROR ('Failed the %s',16,1,@test)
SET @Test='Tenth test'---------------------------
IF dbo.rcharindex ('Klop','KlopKlopKlop ')
9
RAISERROR ('Failed the %s',16,1,@test)
SET @Test='Eleventh test'---------------------------
IF dbo.rcharindex (' Klop ','Klop Klop Klop ')
10
RAISERROR ('Failed the %s',16,1,@test)
SET @Test='Twelveth test'---------------------------
IF dbo.rcharindex (' ',' ')
6
RAISERROR ('Failed the %s',16,1,@test)
SET @Test='Thirteenth test'---------------------------
IF dbo.rcharindex (' ! ',' ! !!! ! !!! ')
8
RAISERROR ('Failed the %s',16,1,@test)
There are many cleverer ways of doing it but I blush to think of the stupid
bugs that this sort of system catches, that slip through casual testing.