diff --git a/PROMS/DataLoader/Steps.cs b/PROMS/DataLoader/Steps.cs
index cce87108..f7b0787a 100644
--- a/PROMS/DataLoader/Steps.cs
+++ b/PROMS/DataLoader/Steps.cs
@@ -151,62 +151,67 @@ namespace DataLoader
             bool recdirty = false;
 			try
 			{
-				while (tok >= 0 && tok != Textm.Length)
-				{
-					int nxttok = Textm.IndexOfAny(chrarr, tok + 1);
-                    
-					char chr = Textm[tok];
-					int typ = 0;
-                    if (chr == '\x1')
-                    {
-                        // add the comment to annotation table.  Set type to comment.
-                        if (nxttok < 0) nxttok = Textm.Length;
-                        Annotation annot = Annotation.MakeAnnotation(item, CommentType, null, Textm.Substring(tok + 1, nxttok - tok - 1), null, dts, userid);
-                    }
-                    else if (chr == '\x2')
-                        typ = STP_MULT_CHGID;
-                    else if (chr == '\x3')
-                    {
-                        typ = STP_LNK_SEQ;
-                        // check for a double \3 - override tab.
-                        if (tok + 1 < Textm.Length)
-                        {
-                            char nxttokchr = Textm[tok + 1];
-                            if (nxttokchr == '\x3')
-                            {
-                                typ = STP_OVR_TAB;
-                                tok++;      // this was a double \3, get past 1st one.
-                                nxttok = Textm.IndexOfAny(chrarr, tok + 1);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else if (chr == '\x5')
-                    {
-                        recdirty = true;
-						if (ci == null) ci = new ConfigInfo(null);
-                        ci.AddItem("Step", "ContActSum", "True");
-                        if (nxttok < 0) nxttok = Textm.Length;
-                    }
 
-					// if not comment or ContActSum (xml) make a steptext element
-					if (typ == STP_MULT_CHGID || typ == STP_LNK_SEQ || typ == STP_OVR_TAB)
+				if (tok >= 0 && tok != Textm.Length)
+				{
+					string tkstring = Textm.Substring(tok);
+					int nxttok = 0;
+
+					char chr = tkstring[nxttok];
+					int typ = 0;
+					if (chr == '\x5') // Continuous Action Summary
+					{
+						recdirty = true;
+						if (ci == null) ci = new ConfigInfo(null);
+						ci.AddItem("Step", "ContActSum", "True");
+							tkstring = tkstring.Substring(0,nxttok);
+							nxttok = tkstring.IndexOfAny("\x3\x2\x1".ToCharArray());
+							if (nxttok > -1)
+								chr = tkstring[nxttok];
+					}
+					if (chr == '\x3') //Linked Sequence or Step Override Tab (two '\x3')
 					{
-						if (nxttok < 0) nxttok = Textm.Length;
-						// if this is a sequence number - may need to convert hi-end chars
 						string strn = null;
-						if (typ == STP_LNK_SEQ)
-							strn = TextConvert.ConvertSeq(Textm.Substring(tok + 1, nxttok - tok - 1));
+						typ = STP_LNK_SEQ;
+						if (((nxttok + 1) <= tkstring.Length)  && tkstring[nxttok + 1] == '\x3')
+						{
+							typ = STP_OVR_TAB;
+							strn = tkstring.Substring(nxttok + 2);
+						}
 						else
-							strn = Textm.Substring(tok + 1, nxttok - tok - 1);
+							strn = TextConvert.ConvertSeq(tkstring.Substring(nxttok + 1));
 						if (strn != null && strn != "")
 						{
 							recdirty = true;
 							content.ContentDetails.Add(typ, strn);
 						}
+							tkstring = tkstring.Substring(0,nxttok);
+							nxttok = tkstring.IndexOfAny("\x2\x1".ToCharArray());
+							if (nxttok > -1)
+								chr = tkstring[nxttok];
+					}
+					if (chr == '\x2') // Multiple Change Ids
+					{
+						typ = STP_MULT_CHGID;
+						string strn = tkstring.Substring(nxttok+1);
+						if (strn != null && strn != "")
+						{
+							recdirty = true;
+							content.ContentDetails.Add(typ, strn);
+						}
+							tkstring = tkstring.Substring(0,nxttok);
+							nxttok = 0; // tkstring.IndexOf('\x1');
+						if ((tkstring != null) && (tkstring.Length > 0))
+								chr = tkstring[nxttok];
+					}
+					if (chr == '\x1') // Comment
+					{
+						// add the comment to annotation table.  Set type to comment.
+						Annotation annot = Annotation.MakeAnnotation(item, CommentType, null, tkstring.Substring(nxttok + 1), null, dts, userid);
 					}
-					tok = nxttok;
 				}
 
+
 				// also see if a check-off needs added.
 				if (Recid[0] != '0')
 				{