Thanks in advance for assisting the new dummy in Access town. I, like some others i see, am struggling to find a solution short cut to knowledge. I have created some data in multi excell work books and am also using a Four Rivers TMS system to keep records for construction related requests/projects. Am hoping to link thru 4 rivers with data in Access DB to cut down on duplication and to make up for the 4 rivers shortcommings related to Maintenance project management vs construction project management.