Thanks for the encouragement... I'm just happy that I can admit that I'm not the original programmer behind this code! Unfortunately, there aren't any other easy solutions to this particular need, so I'm kind of stuck using it for the time being. Thankfully, you guys have been a big help.
BTW, I've gotten those problem items to insert using placeholders... now it's time to go about and renovate the rest of the code, so to speak.
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