Thanks that helps alot!

Thanks for the info.  Your right on about the last part. You play the hand your delt, (within the scope, budget and timeframe of the project of course!)

Thanks again

Thanks Martin and Jeff.  That helps alot.

Yes, I did inherit the layout.  There is also 18 periods of history in the same record. (36 total).   I wondered, however, if it is better...

Yes its just replacing the values like

Or is it just a one off overwrite of column (x + fldoffset) with the value of column x?