Dear ZZamboni, Thanks!! I'll use sumbit withincodes from now onwards my probs..as far as code being long is concerned As I had seen longer codes as queries on the sites(this is some 60-65 lines while there are codes about 150 lines etc..) so I did not think of it..But Of course I do accept that I could have made the problem formatted & less lengthy(which would have been wiser for me)...I'll do this from next time...so pls excuse me........ V.N.Pandey