>Thanks Cetin
>
>I will test this and see how it goes, the main reason for not changing the structure is the fact that there are a LOT of programs that call the function that will require changing.
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>Thanks again
>Kev

Kevin,
A lot of programs (apps or prgs) ? If prgs then all of them call GetRef() already ? If so I think you could only change the GetRef() and structure ( that was why it took me too long to understand the difference between OOP and procedural approach - not sure I understood yet :)
Cetin