>Hi All,
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>I have been totally swamped the last two weeks and have come up with a need that is forcing me out from under my rock... <g>
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>Do any of you know of any really good name parsing routines 'out there' that are free or could be incorporated into another product without too much fuss?
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>Perhaps I will need to write one myself but I'm trying to sabe a little time.
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>Thanks!
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>Best,
>
>DD

Don't know if WSH is a possibility for you, but regular expressions might be a simple approach. _Mastering Regular Expressions_ by Jeffrey Friedl pub by O'Reilly is a good resource.

Jay