Function lcs(string1,string2) For i = 1 To Len(string1) tlcs = tlcs & Mid(string1,i,1) If InStr(string2,tlcs) Then If Len(tlcs) > Len(lcs) Then lcs = tlcs End If Else tlcs = "" End If Next End Function WScript.Echo lcs(WScript.Arguments(0),WScript.Arguments(1))