>By the way, is this design under your control, and how established is it? You'd probably be happier in the long run if the table is normalized. >Understood it might not be under your control.

Nancy,

Actually it isn't under my control, it is a cross I have to bear. I did use a macro expansion on the next item on my list though. I probably would have forgotten and been asking about that later in the day. Thanks for the reminder.