Thanks Christian, I'm going to try it now. sorry about the misunderstanding about VB6, I tend to think in that language. I know it's been obsolete for a long time, but there is still lots of VB6 code out there. I've not forgiven Uncle Billy for ditching it like that, although I can understand why. Chiefy

Eddy, I don't know if you are being sarcastic or what:) Uncle Billy has been forcing me to buy upgrades ever since VB2 hit the shelves a long way back.