Thanks a lot folks for your reply
Gerard

>Hi Gerard,
>
>x=ASCAN(myarray,'XXX',1,-1,1,8)
>
>MartinaJ
>
>>Following is giving a syntax error
>>x=ASCAN(myarray,'XXX',,,1,8)
>>
>>I am trying to :
>>Search MyArray ---> myarray
>>Search For 'XXX' ---> 'XXX'
>>nStartElement ---> Ignore , so start at 1st have no aprameter followed by a comma
>>nElementsSearched--> Ignore so search all have no aprameter followed by a comma
>>nSearchColumn ---> 1 indicates Search Column 1 only
>>nFlags --> 8 indicates Return Row no.
>>
>>Tia
>>Gerard