Function IsInArray(stringToBeFound As String, arr As Variant) As Long
Dim i As Long
' default return value if value not found in array
IsInArray = -1
For i = LBound(arr) To UBound(arr)
If StrComp(stringToBeFound, arr(i), vbTextCompare) = 0 Then
IsInArray = i
Exit For
End If
Next i
End Function