I am not trolling you, and I appreciate the thorough explanation. Regarding my quote (the recall of which is quite impressive) is predicated on the fact that one has control of the scripts themselves. However, your point's well taken. You're time's been well spent, if you consider the that you've convinced me to reconsider my original suggestion. I won't stop doing that in a pinch (I suppose until I understand the alternative more clearly), but I will give pause next time I write at tool (which is often).