08-23-2013
alister...thank you so much. The original code did not have a "\" after "select term in"...which is the first line in the command. I could've sworn that I tried that, but after countless changes, I needed a new set of eyes. Works like a charm.
One more question. If you don't have a quick fix, you can tell me to do another post, but, I wanted to know if there is a way to display a multi-column list? Would I use select again or something else?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
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