After typing out an example, I noticed what my problem was.
I had the open nested in an IF that rarely would be used.]
God knows what I was thinking and I'm sorry for wasting your time.
:)
If it helped you solve the problem, even indirectly, it wasn't wasted time. Sometimes it just takes a second set of eyes or a question from somebody else to help you see the solution/problem. Funny how that works... =8^)