Thanks John, I did this :- EF1.text = EF1.text.Right(EF1.text.Len-7) which is very simple and woks well. Thanks still, a second way always come in useful sometimes. Lennox.
John Kubie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: how about: dim temps(-1) as string dim i as integer temps = split (editfield1.text,"") 'makes each character a element of a string array for i=0 to 6 temps.remove 0 next editfield1.text = join temps > > , > I would like to delete the first seven characters of an EditField > (EF1) , how do I do that programatically? _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: Search the archives of this list here: --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>