thanks to both of you for the help. i appreciate your
sharing of knowledge
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is there a way to write a macro that looks at a field of
data and counts the number of spaces in it. i.e.:

Field 1
|Dave Jones 2100 Wind Street Anytown AK 11021|

So I would want the macro to recognize there being "7"
spaces in this record and based on that place it into a
specific worksheet. Any help is greatly appreciated.
thank you.

Peter.
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