thanks richard

it has less code in it than the other xcell example - it is 32bit but not hard to change that or allow both 32or 64 to run it


the main advantage is excel has vb built in so as long as you can open excel load the work sheet with the macro ( either for 32bit or 64bit ver of the sheet) not need to do more to capture the data coming

i would eventually like to learn python but i have some basic understanding of VB structure and would like to make this work in as short a time as possible

i not done VB for a few years , so setting up the forms , etc need to be reviewed


cheers
sheldon