sorry. you are correct. I over looked it. i hang my head in shame.

[. cExpression]
The optional period (.) delimiter and .cExpression are used to append additional characters to a macro. cExpression appended to the macro with .cExpression can also be a macro. If cExpression is a property name, include an extra period (cExpression..PropertyName).

i was focused on a different (incorrect in this case) approach.

gary de lecce