Sorry to be late to the conversation, but I just wanted to mention that the key to making all this work is the fact that you need to use static properties and/or methods.

~~Bonnie



>Viv
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>I think I have this working now, thanks to your patience and Cetin's.
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>I used a variation on what both of you suggested, as it fit into what I've already done in the app.
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>While at it, this newbie discovered how to use App.config, and it's pretty slick. I'll have dozen of uses for it.