Thank you Bob - great - very smooooth!

Francis


"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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sZeroes = "0000000000"
sSuffix = Right(sDoorname, Len(sDoorname) - InStr(sDoorname, "-"))
sNextDoorname = Left(sDoorname, InStr(sDoorname, "-")) & Format(sSuffix +
1, Left(sZeroes, Len(sSuffix)))


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HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
addy)

"Francis Hookham" wrote in message
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Column C contains string IDs with a varying number of blank cells between
each.

Having found the last entry in column E and the latest ID with:

iDoorRow = Sheets("Pages").Cells(Rows.Count, 5).End(xlUp).Row

sDoorName = Sheets("Pages").Cells(iDoorRow, 5)

how can I increment the string (sDoorName) (in this case D02-003) to
D02-004?
Then I can prompt the user to confirm that as the next door or to type in
D03-001 to start the next sequence or whatever.

Francis Hookham