Thanks,

That looks like it might work, or at least from a mysql viewpoint it
seems reasonable. However I have just ordered office 2004 for mac so I
shall wait untill it arrives in a couple of days and then give it a
whirl.

I'll post again as soon as I have had a chance to try it out.

Once again many thanks for the offered suggestions. The simple fact
that one actually gets a response has made me decide to abandon
OpenOffice for now and go with "Bill's stuff".

Thanks again