>>>>>>>Check this whole thread Re: Chrtran in .NET Thread #1360482 Message #1360553 - I think it has helpful pointers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I can't find anything in there related to Mid().
>>>>>
>>>>>Look for IndexOf of the StringBuilder.
>>>>
>>>>You'll spend an awful long time looking for that :-}
>>>
>>>A slow extension method perhaps
>>>

>>>public static int IndexOf( this StringBuilder sb, string searchFor)
>>>{
>>>     return sb.ToString().IndexOf(searchFor);
>>>}
>>>

>>:-}
>>P.S. Where'd the 's' come from ? (g,d&r)
>
>
>What 's' ?

The 's' that was the parameter to IndexOf() when I first looked at your post....