"Harlan Grove" wrote...
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If InStr(1, strFoo, "salary", 1) * InStr(1, strFoo, "salaries", 1) 0 Then
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@#$%! Change the * to +, so this line should be

If InStr(1, strFoo, "salary", 1) + InStr(1, strFoo, "salaries", 1) 0 Then

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