Glad to help. I only use macro substitution as a last resort...like in a dynamic SQL statement, for example.

>Steve
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>Thanks a lot - that did the trick. As I mentioned in my blurb, I didn't think you could use macro subs in .formobjects (although back in the recesses of my mind I think I HAVE in the past, now come to think of it). I keep forgetting about the old EVAL() fn which crops up again and again in usefullness
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>Cheers
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>Terry