At 10:35 AM 15-03-02 +0100, you wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I must be thick, but I have seen substring mentioned a few times & I
>cannot find it.

Where have you looked? <g>

It is available only in Firebird and it is documented on Page 10 of the
release notes.

Helen

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