a hidden issue that complicates things, is that the application is using rtf so there might be hidden characters, formatting that impacts the delimiter

The data field needs to be scrubbed...

yes, thats the idea

The datafield is similar to this:

14:57:00 12/01/06 (Pacific) Person making note Subject: blah, blah, blah Complaint: duh duh duh Object: dee dee deed 12:57:00 11/01/06 (Pacific) Person making note Subject: blah, blah, blah...

Thanks guys

Thanks Aaron,

I appreciate your insight and feedback.

I will give your strategy a shot.