Apple

on fnd(findStr, dataSource, caseSensitive, allOccurrences, stringResult)

try

set findResult to find text findStr in dataSource ¬

case sensitive caseSensitive ¬

all occurrences allOccurrences ¬

string result stringResult ¬

with regexp

return findResult

on error

return false

end try

end fnd

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-- tell application "Smile" -- fails

-- tell application "Finder" -- fails

-- tell window 1 to tell its list view options -- fails

tell application "Finder" to tell window 1 to tell its list view options -- fails

set maxName to "Broadband2Go - 3G Mobile Broadband Service | Virgin Mobile"

set foundString to fnd("[A-Zm0-9\\s]", maxName, true, true, true)

set stringCount to length of foundString

end tell

TIA,

Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO

References:
	>Re: width of column id name column (From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>)
	>Re: width of column id name column (From: Emmanuel LEVY <email@hidden>)
	>Re: width of column id name column (From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>)
	>Re: width of column id name column (From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>)