A text sort would work if all of the numerics were zero-padded to a fixed number of digits, e.g. "12.3.4" becomes "012.003.004". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ed McCarroll MailTo:Ed at ComSimplicity.com ComSimplicity (310) 838-4330 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -