Mark Rider 
      ridermark at gmail.com
      
      Tue May  1 19:17:51 CDT 2007
    
John, You might want to check into SyncSort (www.syncsort.com). They specialize in creating the front end process for loading data, and manipulating it as necessary before it is imported. I have worked with them in the past, but never found the money to have their solution make it worthwhile for what I am doing. Your situation is very different, and they may b able to provide a custom solution for your needs. I get no kickback for mentioning this, am not affiliated...etc. Just a tool that you might want to look into. -- Mark Rider http://dfwmdug.org Don't anthropomorphize computers. They don't like it.