Hi Dennis
I'm really not putting myself down as much as it sounds, more like venting so that others can see the process. I feel strongly that one should close the loop when something is learned. Otherwise, no one can gain from it. I get very frustrated when I run into an open loop never get to find out what was resolved. The main point on my thoughts were the realization that I could have written a snippet and tested my idea quicker than I could have written up the question. That's pretty sad. Time to start moving from milk to meat..

In answer to your question, the snippet of code that I posted is exactly what I used. The variable was converted in that line and returned just as if that line was never inserted.

Bo