Ok got the form working and in fact whole thing works quite well just as do form myform

however one small obstacle i don't believe there will be away around it

i have about 10 variable field names that change every 6 months - i should imagine i am going to have to re-create a new form each time as i don't expect i can change these names programatically - can i??

thanks naomi - first time i have this going.

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