Thanks John, I guess by splitting up the help it got a bit more mileage
on the importance of looking for previously posted questions replies
for an answer or at least a knowledgeable starting point for a question.

"John Wilson" wrote
I should have gone the extra mile (or at least a few more feet) on my
response.

"David McRitchie" wrote l...
I hope after John's response with the url that you were looking
for, that you are asking yourself
"how can I find something previously posted in the newsgroup archives".
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/xlnews.htm