Hi
Could you use the CLEAN function?
Application.Worksheetfunctions.Clean(vData)

read the help as clean doesn't clean everything (you'll need to check
the nCharCode range of values you need).
regards
Paul

On Apr 17, 10:48 am, "Mctabish" wrote:
I am getting a VALUE error when I run this function and the input string is
longer than 255.
Basicaly, I am wanting to strip out all control characters.

Is there a better way to do that?
TIA,
Mc

Public Function CleanKey(vData As String) As String
Dim nChar As Long
Dim sChar As String * 1
Dim nCharCode As Long
Dim sNewData As String

For nChar = 1 To Len(vData)
sChar = Mid$(vData, nChar, 1)
nCharCode = Asc(sChar)
If nCharCode <= Asc("~") And nCharCode = Asc(" ") _
Then sNewData = sNewData & sChar
Next nChar
CleanKey = sNewData
End Function