_IIF limits two questions

[bplus]

2. Can this statement be on one line:     p=_iff(p=instr(thing$,"\"): p <= 10, p, p=0)
  re: position of "\" must be less than 11 else make it zero

How about:
p=_iff(instr(thing$,"\") <= 10, instr(thing$,"\"), 0)