>>>This should eliminate the need for a DO WHILE.
>>>
>>>I have not done any testing on this but it sounds good
>>>to me.
>>>
>>>lnStartElement = AELEMENT(ArrayName,1 ,nDesiredColumn)
>>>lnStopElement =( AELEMENT(ArrayName,1 ,nDesiredColumn+1) -1)
>>>?ASCAN(Array, "FindMe",lnStart, lnStopElement)
>>>
>>Chris,
>>
>>1. I'm not sure you can do it without a DO WHILE since you cannot do the actual ASCAN on a specific column, therefore you have to validate the column number.
>>2. Assumming that no.1 is true, I'm not sure I understand the purpose of using AELEMENT() as described above. Please explain.
>>
>>Sorin
>
>You are correct.
>
>I had thought that array element numbering went vertically and then over to the next column.
>Therefore it would be possible to identify the first and the last element in a particular column and use those numbers for starting and ending elements to search.
>To my dismay, I have relearned that element numbering goes across and then down.
>
>I should have known that I had done it perfectly in the first place.
>
>
>Chris

Riiight, ri, ri ri right!