Mike you can still save few bytes if you remove the FOR NEXT and replace it with a variable increment and a IF THEN to check the value... i guess 4-6 bytes will be saved.
Mister_E thanks for the info, unfortunately I decided to scrap the whole approach for what I was doing and implemented it in an entirely different way, which saved gobs of bytes (counting changes in surrounding code) and made my life much easier (this is always appreciatted). When I get it into a more final form I'll post it.

Thanks again,

P.S. I like your version of what that guy probably really meant to say :-)