I thought i could grind it out based on one of your earlier examples...i can see its there but could not think my way out of it....this worked with a...

Hi Jeff;

I am wiping the blood and hair off the monitor trying to adapt what i read here to my own problem but need to be dragged from the darkness...

not sure this will help, or if its too lightweight, or if i completey missed the point, but i think this may be worth a look for you.

http://www.amazon.com/Excel-2007-PivotTables-Recipes-Problem-Solution/dp/1590599209/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300460093&sr=1-7#reader_1590599209