lcBadChars='0123456789' lcFirstGoodChar=left(Chrtran(lcMystring, Chrtran(lcMystring,lcBadChars,""), ""),1) lnFirstPos=at(lcFirstGoodChar,lcMystring)Update! I was too quick, should have tested first. :-) I try again
lcBadChars='0123456789' lcFirstGoodChar=Left(Chrtran(lcmyString,lcBadChars,''),1) lnFirstPos=at(lcFirstGoodChar,lcMystring)