>>>Look ahead, Viv. It's in .NET's design. If you can't see it ... I can't help you.
>>I don't know if you have had much interaction with Viv but he is not a guy
>>you should talk down to.
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>Are you threatening me, Mr. Beane? ;-)
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>Actually, I wasn't trying to talk down to Viv ... I just don't know of another answer. I'll try to explain it better.

No, I was not threatening you or anyone else. Good for you for trying to explain it better (which I see you have).