Never mind ... a good night's sleep with my subconscious working on the problem yielded:
SELECT reg_type.reg_type_desc "Registration Type", CASE result.result_defn WHEN NULL THEN CONVERT(VARCHAR,reg_stats.result_code) ELSE result.result_defn END 'Result', reg_stats.create_date "Create Date", forms.logical_form_number, -- FORM 1 CASE WHEN (CHARINDEX('',SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX('992',reg_trace. reg_trace1) + 5, 255)) - 1) < 0 THEN SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX('992',reg_trace.reg_trace1) + 5,255) ELSE SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX('992',reg_trace.reg_trace1) + 5,CHARINDEX('',SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX('992',reg_trace .reg_trace1) + 5, 255)) - 1) END 'Form 1', -- END FORM 1 CASE CHARINDEX('992',reg_trace.reg_trace1) WHEN 0 THEN 'No Forms Trace' ELSE SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX('992',reg_trace.reg_trace1) + 5, 255) END 'Forms Trace', reg_trace.reg_trace1 from reg_stats, reg_trace, reg_type, result, forms where reg_stats.reg_type_code = reg_type.reg_type_code and reg_stats.reg_stats_logical_key = reg_trace.reg_stats_logical_key and reg_stats.result_code *= result.result_code and reg_trace.reg_stats_logical_key in (select reg_trace.reg_stats_logical_key from reg_stats, reg_trace WHERE reg_stats.reg_stats_logical_key = reg_trace.reg_stats_logical_key and reg_stats.create_date >= "12/18/02 09:57:00" and reg_stats.create_date <= "12/18/02 10:15:00" and reg_trace.reg_trace1 like '%992%') and forms.form_number = CASE WHEN (CHARINDEX('',SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX('992',reg_trace. reg_trace1) + 5, 255)) - 1) < 0 THEN convert(smallint,SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX('992',reg_trac e.reg_trace1) + 5,255)) ELSE convert(smallint,SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX(' 992',reg_trace.reg_trace1) + 5,CHARINDEX('',SUBSTRING(reg_trace.reg_trace1,CHARINDEX('992',reg_trace .reg_trace1) + 5, 255)) - 1)) END ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly