(Powerhouse 8.19C on the HP3000) I need to determine whether a substring in data item A exists as a substring in data item B. I am familiar with: IF 0 < INDEX (data item B, substring) Thanks. =================== Leonard S. Berkowitz Perot Health Care Systems (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care account) voice: 617-509-1212 fax: 617-509-3737 pager: 781-226-2431