>>>I must be having a Homer Simpson day, thanks. I had come up with a work-around, looping ISALPHA(SUBSTR(searchst,i). Clunky, but it worked.
>>>Thanks
>>
>>The wordnum in foxtools is very handy.
>>
>>SET LIBRARY TO FOXTOOLS
>>lcFullName = "Don Johnson"
>>lcFName = WORDNUM( lcFullName, 1 )
>>lcLName = WORDNUM( lcFullName, 2 )
>>
>>HTH
>
>You vying for membership in the F&DB Club Dan?< g >

Only if you're buying. < g >