Hi virtualranger ,
Try this ONE LINE CODE
? occu(var2,subs(MyTable.Memo1,at(var1,MyTable.Memo1)))
Example..
sele details as Memo1 from \fpd26\foxhelp into cursor Mytable where recn()=16
var1='Most of the configuration'
var2='Configuring'
? occu(var2,subs(MyTable.Memo1,at(var1,MyTable.Memo1)))