RBS,
Thanks for the info.
Even when "Like" is slower I still like Like. <g
Jim Cone


"RB Smissaert"

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Yes, that is the fastest, but of course it doesn't give the position of the
first digit.
Did some timing, running on this string:
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa2aaabbbbbbbbbbb 3bbb"

Jim 4 msecs
RBS 24 msecs
Ron 5200 msecs

Of course the VBScript method will be a lot faster if the first 3 lines of
code are taken out of the function.
RBS