Is Category always the first line?
Is Category always the only thing on the Category line?
Does the Category line always exist?

Try something like this:

var vPos as Int
var vStr as String

	vPos = @InStr(Remarks, @NewLine())
	If vPos = 0
	{
		vPos = @Len(Remarks)
	}
	// Number of characters to get.
	// Length of first line - "Category:  " - 1 for the NewLine
	vPos = vPos - 12
	vStr = @Mid(Remarks, 12, vPos)
	Category = vStr
 

Erika -

I just want you to know that while I was waiting to hear about my "kindergarten" (old Q&A style)  type "programming" lol - I did try your S-Basic recommendation since it was so easy to follow.

Here is how I modified it for my e-mail scenario ..

[code]var vPos as Int
var vStr as String

vPos = @InStr(Remarks, @NewLine())

vPos = vPos - 16
vStr = @Mid(Remarks, 16, vPos)
EMail Address = vStr

Remarks = @mid(Remarks,VPos + 16,5000)code]

... and it worked like a charm.

I ommitted the code related to "If VPos = 0" because I KNOW for sure there will always be a line break.  Also, I was afraid - just in case I was wrong - and if there was no e-mail address, I might get extraneous information in the e-mail address field.

I added the last line of code to remove the e-mail address from the remarks field ... since it was now where it belonged.  The length of "5,000" was simply a "safe" number I used, knowing that the length of the remainder of the field would never exceed that amount.

I would still like to learn what was wrong with my programming; however, I now have my solution.  THANK YOU!!!

I just can't wait till you get to Tampa, for the training.

Erika -

I hope you didn't misunderstand my comment about Q&A "style" programming vs S-Basic.

I fully realized that my problem was with the code I was using and had nothing to do with S-Basic.  (After all, it has probably been a decade or so, since I did programming in Q&A).

Your explanation, however, was crystal clear and I was then able to modify my original code to get it to work.  Here is what I used.

EMail Address = @mid(Remarks,18,@instr(Remarks,@newline())-18)

Remarks = @mid(Remarks,@len(EMail Address) +18,5000) 

In any event, the S-Basic programming you suggested is certainly more sophisticated, just as easy (once you know it) and I feel is probably a lot more reliable.

So, again, thank you so much for all your feedback.  I can now choose which method to use and ... bottom line .... the task I had facing me has now been completed.