816 00000100010????000000 same as input ^32Mac Character Set 0001001001 0000000000 3-Step process: ---------------------- ----------------------- 1) Flag number-comma- space w/ number-comma-е ^#, ^?,е ---------------------- ----------------------- 2) Repl space-number with tab-whatever ^# ^9^? ---------------------- ----------------------- 3) Restore е flag char to space е ^9 ╦Convert indexes created by Word 5.1a into my preferred form of: INDEX TEXT#, ##, ## Note: This method assumes that space-number sequences only occur as page numbers, not as part of INDEX TEXT.