oh my gosh,
thanks so much for the help!
i just read this and have not had a chance to go in and try it yet, but i will as soon as i can.
i knew it was a lot to ask to look at all that code, so thanks again for taking the time to give it a look.
since i am so new, once my code gets too long i start losing focus and troubleshooting gets more and more difficult.
i will work on that array loop as soon as i can and let you know