Hi Garry,

Sure I'll see if I can comply to deletion advice. Did not know it was a problem but of course I don't chase anywhere near the number of post you pros do.

So I hoping this reply is an example of how I should go about the deletion process.

Thanks for the advice and the code you offer.

I'll give it a go. It does seem strange to me in that I can't figure where it does any comparisons of the strings. Maybe it will dawn on me when I get it in my sheet and study it more.

Howard