Not a problem, Jim. I still have trouble remembering the phrase 'surrogate keys' when I need to write it in a message. As for the technique of putting something in parentheses instead of using the '&' and forming a macro - well, I ALWAYS have to look that one up.

As for 'wunder' and 'kind' - I try to keep a sense of wonder, and also to be kind, but 'kind' in the German meaning? - hardly. That's white hair in the picture, not blonde. I'm nearly a nursing home resident :-) Happy New Year, and forget the white flag - I'd probably just think it meant I had more e-mail.

Barbara


>Barbara,
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>What does not apply to you, the wunder or the kind? You seem pretty wunder to me based on your very helpful approach on this forum. As to the kind, well at my age just about everyone falls into that category who is not in a nursing home.
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>OK, OK I completely surrender!!! (See white flag in e-mail coming soon). I always use surrogate keys -- I just did not know they were called that, and I stopped letting users fool with my keys about 15 years ago. All are program-genrated and never, never exposed to the user at any time for any reason so help me God.
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>Abject apologies to all, 10,000 salaams and a blessing on all your ancestors unto the 15th generation.
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>Have a happy NY
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>regards,