Fair enough, although that's also trivially easy to account for. I guess all Im saying is that when I see complex Excel formulas and VBA I see frustration and

Fair enough, although that's also trivially easy to account for. I guess all Im saying is that when I see complex Excel formulas and VBA I see frustration and a ticking clock, and my preference to avoid that is to reach for simpler tools. But I appreciate that is not everyone else's default reaction. Maybe ppl see sed and run screaming...