here goes ;-) <cfset MyString = "AUTHOR='GIESEMAN','SMITH', ABSTRACT='CAT','DOG','FISH'">
<cfset AuthorChunk = ListGetAt(MyString,2,"=")> <cfset AuthorList = Replace(AuthorChunk,", ABSTRACT","","ALL")> <cfset AuthorList = Replace(AuthorList,"'","","ALL")> <cfset AbstractList = ListGetAt(MyString,3,"=")> <cfset AbstractList = Replace(AbstractList,"'","","ALL")> AuhtorList should now be GEISEMAN,SMITH AbstractList should now be CAT,DOG,FISH Then just loop over each list and create your SQL ;-) Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:203112 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

