>This way can also be Done.
>
>

>partno = 'abc defg hijkl LMN OPQ diw -0o32ewk dkdm woewmlmdlsm'
>L=LEN(partno)
>nLasposition=1
>FOR I=1 TO L
>cSpace=SUBSTR(Partno,I,1)
>IF cSpace=" "
>nSpaceposition=I
>cPart=SUBSTR(Partno,nLasposition,I-nLasposition)
>nLasposition=I+1
>WAIT WINDOW cPart
>ENDIF
>Endfor
>

Yes, it can, but ALINES() is faster and the code is more readable and more likely to be correct the first time.

Tamar