[RobertXYZ]

I created an array with VB-6 which contains appr 6000 company
names,many names are entered several times.

Ex: arr (1) = "ABC"
arr1 (2) = "BBC"
arr1(3) = "FFF"
arr1(4) = "GGG"
arr1(5) = "ABC"
arr1(6) = "BBC"

How can I achieve to have only one name ? The above
example should then look like:

arr2(1) = "ABC"
arr2(2) = "BBC"
arr2(3) = "FFF"
arr2(4) = "GGG"

Any suggestions ?

[office politics]

i would say alphabetically sort the data. i remember hearing bubble sort being very efficient. then iterate through all elements. check if arr(n) = arr(n - 1). if it does then remove arr(n - 1). i dont know if you can implement a doubly linked list in VB6 but if you were writing in C, it would be the way to go. it would make removing elements easier as you wouldnt have to shift the remaining elements forward.

doubly linked lists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linked_...ly-linked_list

bubble sort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_sort