>instr(1,a$,"\") finds the backslash no problem but how do I split the
>string and put it into a stylised edit field with times and superscript
>fonts?

using standard Quickdraw text commands you can't do super/sub
script (there's no toolbox command), this means either
- look for an alternative; does the WASTE engine allow it.
- write an interpreter and 'draw' (ie as a pict) the text.

jonathan