Hi Nancy --

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>Think maybe we can re-energize that dying thread again, do ya? ;-)

I hope not. I thought it had exhausted all intellectual possiblities, and it _was_ my thread afterall. I got two, frank, civil responses from Sysops saying they heard me. And honestly saying they couldn't be any clearer.
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Well, I guess that certainly qualifies as an answer, doesn't it? Too bad it's so pitifully lacking in direction. Glad I don't have to hang out in such an illogical atmosphere when I'm looking for programming wisdom.

Later... Karl

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