>>John, Rod, got room for another on the ship? This rat knows when the waterline is creeping upward...
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OK. < Phew >. I feel better now, because I've been forced to admit that VB knowledge pays handsome dividends in the Wintel marketplace, even if you don't write VB for a living. VBA, ASP, the WSH, all have strong VB syntax roots, so even for the most devout VFP fanatics, some VB seems inevitable...

Anyone else need a life preserver?