You're welcome, thanks for the feedback on what you
actually did in your reply to my post, and to others that replied.

Such feedback is very helpful when you get a lot of replies
as to what you choose, and why, if not otherwise clear,
and especially when the person who replies might not know
if he is providing the correct answer or not.

"toothfish__" wrote in message
have adapted the date format as you proposed and used a SaveCopyAs, seems to work fine.

appreciate the links and your help.