Thanks for posting a followup with your solution (congrats on figuring it out -- sometimes you just need to write the problem down to get the creative juices flowin'). It's very helpful for posterity when people post their solutions.
So frustrating to google/search for a problem only to find a bunch of other people have the same problem, but with no clear solution.
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I completely agree and have felt the frustration of several people asking a question in several different forums and then replying with a, "Thanks, sovled." to their own thread.