thx for the replys
all i can figure out is:
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("a",E3,3)),"A","")
For some reason when i try and next searches
ie. =IF(SEARCH("A",E3,"A"),(SEARCH("B",E3,2)))
I'm getting errors.
how would I make that so it will search for the A or B and then return which it finds?