rebecca officer wrote: > put an M space in front of each number. This seems illogical but it > works.
It works because it makes *all* the entries character strings, vs. a combination of some numbers and some strings. A non-breaking space is also effective, and perhaps easier to type (ctrl-space vs. Esc space m). Glad you found your solution! -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006 "The smartest export Canada ever sent to the United States." Get Firefox! http://tinyurl.com/8q9c5