>>>

lcString="ABC,DEF,GHI,JKL"
>>>lcString2=""
>>>x=0
>>>do while x<len(m.lcString)
>>>  x=m.x+1
>>>  IF SUBSTR(m.lcString,m.x,1)<>","
>>>    lcString2=m.lcString2+substr(m.lcString,m.x,1)
>>>  ENDIF
>>>enddo X
>>>?m.lcString2

>>
>>Why not just:
>>
>>

>>lcString="ABC,DEF,GHI,JKL"
>>lcString2 = STRTRAN(m.lcString, ',', '')
>>?lcString2
>>

>
>Why use STRTRAN to do the job of CHRTRAN?

Because I can remember in my head how STRTRAN() works, but not how CHRTRAN() works. ;-)

Tamar