Looking for some guidance, please!
This thread is complete since the OP (original poster) stated "Thanks, my first Arduino Experience is now a success."
You really should start a new thread instead of hijacking this one.
Also - you should highlight the portion of your post that consists of code and then use the '#' code button to make it look like this:
. . .
void setup() {
// set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:
lcd.begin(16, 2);
. . .
Don