You're welcome.

>Thanks for the explanation, Sergey
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>Fortunately, that is exactly what VFE does on the front end in resolving the dynamic param to pass through to the back end. I got so hung up on trying to solve it on the TSQL side I forgot the framework I'd been using for 10 years already had it worked out ( and I've even used it in my apps - it's tough getting old <s> )
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