Billroy - Thanks for the response and example. I'm impressed. When I looked at the code, I was immediately overwelmed. LOL! Too complex for me at this juncture. Thanks none the less.
Krupski - yeah, this is more what I had in mind. So, are you telling me that I can literally use the individual characters for the index?? I had no idea. That makes things simpler. Is that * a reference to pointer in this instance? If so, you're shifting thru the symbols, correct?