org &1000 ld hl,TestString ld de,Test1 ;recompiled with each test string and tested it call InString ld a,c call ShowHex ret TestString: db "abcdefg",0 Test1: db "abc",0 ;returns 0 Test2: db "def",0 ;returns 3 Test3: db "efg",0 ;returns 4 Test4: db "z",0 ;returns 7