Charlie Karukstis et al. : I'll wager 0.001% of our readers could write a .DLL let alone understand how they work in general. Maybe I'll get shot in the head for this, but I think you're WAY beyond most museum-l database users. IMHO -Steve ============================================================ Stephen B. Ringle, Registrar [log in to unmask] University of Maine Museum of Art 5712 Carnegie Hall, Room 109 vox: 207-581-3257 Orono, Maine 04469-5712 fax: 207-581-3083 ============================================================