the reason is $1- (note the dash at the end) and not $1.

yea i realised that when it returned abreviated results lol
then went back and edited my post... the same time you re posted.

pasted your code in, works great cheers smile

ok now i can find the trouble causers.... see with there being several OPs we can all kick a guy and think hes on his first warning....
Not anymore smile

thanks schaefer31, your a star smile