'''''' split with ">>>>" , and inverted order ''' ''' 123>>>>abc>>>>456 '''456 > abc > 123 '''Protected Function transGroupNamePath(ByVal groupNamePath As String) As String Dim strResult As String = "" Dim strArray As String() = Regex.Split(groupNamePath, ">>>>") For i As Integer = strArray.Length - 1 To 0 Step -1 If Not strArray(i) = "" Then If strResult = "" Then strResult = strResult & strArray(i) Else strResult = strResult & " > " & strArray(i) End If End If Next transGroupNamePath = strResult End Function