if this is true, put the serial code into a string and then split it up into it's seperate numbers. Then use a code such as

If (firstsplit)= A then
Label1.caption = Label1.caption + "A"
End If

*the first split is just everytime you split you will report back to that to see what letter it is.

http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?t...litting+string go here for splitting.