>Hi everybody,
>
>If I have a text file (a program) and want to search for 'VFP2SQL', but not for '.VFP2SQL' (e.g. I want to find occurrences where there is no . before that string), that can I do?
>
>Thanks in advance.

untested

x=0
DO WHILE .T.
	x=x+1
	y=ATC("VFP2SQL",lcText,x)
	DO CASE
	CASE y=0
		EXIT
	CASE y>0 AND SUBSTR(lcText,y-1,1)<>"."
			** is good
	ENDCASE
ENDDO