I'm sure it can be done by stripping the numbers and street types from the string. I have seen some good discussions on this same thing at www.utteraccess.com, it may take some searching. Here are links to a couple of discussions that are similar and may give you ideas, or at least ideas of what to search for, though they do not seem to be the exact solution for your need. Hope something helps. http://www.utteraccess.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=83&Number=656833&Forum=,,,,,All_Forums,,,,,&Words=%22string%22&Searchpage=4&Limit=25&Main=655565&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=1&newertype=m&olderval=&oldertype=#Post656833&bodyprev= http://www.utteraccess.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=82&Number=651566&Forum=,All_Forums,&Words=%22strip%22&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Main=651517&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=1&newertype=m&olderval=&oldertype=#Post651566&bodyprev= "4Groups" <4groups@bellsouth. To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> net> Sent by: cc: mso-bounce@freelist s.org Subject: [mso] Re: Access Query 03/14/2005 01:54 PM Please respond to ..... mso Address 3006 Robin Terry Ct 4622 Canipe Dr 209 Nellie Yale Pl 2809 Round Hill Ct I need to pull out the Street Name not the HouseNumber or the StreetType Any Idea's -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenda Wells Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 1:08 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Access Query april. It might be helpful if we knew your objective. /glenda -----Original Message----- From: April Pace [mailto:arpace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 01:01 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Access Query How do I pull out the Middle of an Address not.... Not the first "Word/Number" not the Last Word?? but just the Middle? the Middle could be 1 or 2 words?? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************