From: rickNOSPAMnews@NOSPAMcomcast.net   
      
   > Is there a string function that returns the number of times   
   > string a occurs in string b?   
      
   Not directly, but there is simple code to do that...   
      
   OccurrenceCount = UBound(Split(StringB, StringA))   
      
   There are optional argument to the Split, one of which will allow you to   
   make the "search" case insensitive if you need that.   
      
   Rick   
      
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