Dear Monks, thank you for your replays. My inner balance is coming back. Let me be more specific with the goal of my quest. Let's say, one wendor needs to see the Client's name as First-Comma-Last-Comma-Middle Initial Another - only Last Name-Space-First Name Third - Last-Comma-First and requires that length of Last and First Names were not longer than 15 characters each Or one client wants billed amount to be positive and discount - negative Another - both amount and discount - positive Due to the fact that I also supply Total as (Amount munus Discount) - the result sometimes is not in clients favor If you can suggest the possible approach on those two problems - I will figure out the rest (I hope so, may be, possible). Your humble disciple.

In reply to Electronic Billing question - where to start by galitska

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