data = "abhhsctdshhd"
MsgBox InStr(data, "ct")

Regards,
Greg

"Brian Young" wrote:

If I have a string called data that contains, for example, 12 characters how
can I find teh position of two charactors within it.

e.g the string is :
abhhsctdshhd

how can I find the position of 'ct' within it ?

any suggestions appreciated.

brian