From: dean.earley@icode.co.uk   
      
   jppl2000@adelphia.net wrote:   
   > I have more than 3 different choices, ( ab, cd, ef, ghij, kl).  They   
   > are also aphanumeric, (.01 ab, 6 cd, .50 ef, 8 ghij),etc.  The numbers   
   > may range from .01 to 8.0.  The letters will always remain the same. I   
   > would like to change the color of all the ab entries to a specific   
   > background color, regardless of the number range, and a different   
   > selected color for the other alpha entries.  If this is possible,   
   > could I also obtain a sum total of all the numbers ony with the ab,   
   > then with the cd,and each of the alphanumeric sets?  How to get   
   > started?  Thanks.   
      
   First question, where are these being displayed?   
      
   You can use split to separate into lines then split again on each line   
   for the two parts.   
   Going through each line, you can check the textual part and total up the   
   relevant numerical parts.   
      
   At the same time, you can then set the colour, but how, depends on what   
   you are using to display it.   
      
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   Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)   
   i-Catcher Development Team   
      
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