>>>>>Didn't make a blind bit of difference to my problem anyway. I've just realized I was barking up the wrong tree. :-(
>>>>>
>>>>>Tant pis!
>>>>
>>>>A?
>>>
>>>"Tant pis" is french for "ah well ... never mind" :-)
>>
>>No, I asked about "I was barking up the wrong tree". Why?
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>An old English simile
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>Means I was pursuing the wrong prey/goal/objective
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>Like when hounds bring their quarry to bay, say, a racoon, it may run up a tree. The hounds surround the wrong tree by mistake and spend a lot of energy barking and jumping, while the quarry gets away.
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>ie This code is not where my problem lies.

:o)