I am checking a code to see if a string is present.

The code format is

three char
followed by a dash
a practice
another dash
a 3 digit number
three random char

ex. MCL-IM-003-FHG

No problem is I want to look and see what the second set of char is.

Ex. the code above has an IM in that spot so I print out "Internal Medicine"
I use
ElseIF InStr((rsMadison.Fields.Item("authcode".Value),"IM" Then
Response.Write "IM"

Now if the last three have IM in them I get this marked to...so it messes up
my system
Ex. MCL-FP-003-IMG would print "Internal Medicine" too.

I have tried using '_', '*', and '?' to limit to checking from the 4th char
on only, but it won't work. How can I specify "any 4 char and then IM print
Internal Medicine"?

Thanks a lot.


Rick Harding
U of M CS Student / Network Admin for MSU FAME
www.ricks-web.info
"Techies just think differently...at least that's what they keep telling me"

Try:

ElseIF InStrRev((rsMadison.Fields.Item("authcode".Value),"IM", 7) Then

This wil search from position 7 to the beginning of the string.


Regards

Owen.

Multiple Parameter UD4 / Access 2000 Database Search Tutorial:
www.tdsf.co.uk/tdsfdemo