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
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
thanks schaefer31, your a star