Are access codes like OOO00 allowed? Three letters "O" followed by two zeros "0"? If so: Choose the 1st character, a letter, 26 ways. Then: Choose the 2nd character, a letter, 26 ways. Choose the 3rd character, a digit, 10 ways. Choose the 4th character, a digit, 10 ways. Choose the 5th character, a digit, 10 ways. That's (26)(26)(10)(10)(10) = 676000 different access codes. Edwin