Reverse Locate
You can locate from the back of the string using option "DR" in the locate command. Example: PROGRAM TEST.LOCATE$INCLUDE T24.BP I_COMMON $INCLUDE T24.BP I_EQUATE Y.STRING = 30:VM:30:VM:30:VM:30:VM:30:VM:30 LOCATE 30 IN Y.STRING<1,1> BY "DR" SETTING POS THEN CRT POS END STOP The result will be 6. Usually the answer will be 1 using LOCATE command