# String.search dot and comma problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-search-dot-and-comma-problem/291069>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 24, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-search-dot-and-comma-problem/291069 "2009-06-24T08:58:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@astro75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/astro75)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-search-dot-and-comma-problem/291069/1 "2009-06-24T08:58:40Z")

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String.search function thinks that dot and comma (. and ,) is the same thing. Is there a way to fix this? I want to find comma and it gives me a dot :cry3: