I would always recommend if you are working on long lines to use something like PsPad to enter them in. PSPad has a couple of advantages over both the input line on FH and notepad. http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=fhugdownloads:contents:pspad_editor 1. When your cursor is on a bracket it shows you where the closing one is. 2. If you spend the time to download and install the Syntax and prompting extension I did you can prompt the functions. http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=fhugdownloads:contents:pspad_fh_functions Thank you Jane – I will have to digest this slowly! Joan Thank you Jane – I will have to digest this slowly! Joan