Well...we do seem to have stirred up a hornets nest.
(On this occasion) I'll ignore the not so thinly veiled attacks on me as a person. Surely these posts also contravene your very own forum rules don't they? (Sighs). I am pleased though that my 'Genius' has been noted :-)
Suffice to say that the 3 letter word, Pat, is not an acronym, misspelling, or pseudonym. It's a shortened version (abbreviated) of my name! I can see that for some that may present you with a bit of a problem. It had never occurred to me to use ficticious or multiple usernames/accounts on here.
Quite how many posts I have put on here surely bears no actual relevance to the original question, even for those that unfortunately, despite strings of letters after their names, could not grasp what it was about or the reason for the posting. (I did not realise that all posts had to be written by Timid Timothy or Peter Perfect but I will try to be more reticent next time).
Seeing as I have never trained a programmer, sought consultations with Einstein or obtained a BSc (honours) in sarcasm, the number of postings I place on here are indicative of the fact that I do solve most problems myself despite my 'lack of education'. Or perhaps, (in other words), I just don't need to.
I do apologise therefore for not posting a problem that required the efforts of a mathematical Houdini to work out and insulting the intelligence of anyone who of course, knew the answer immediately but who couldn't just post a simple answer.
If this forum exists only to help those with a seriously difficult (in your opinion) and not a simple (any idiot knows the answer to that one) problem, then this forum will be of little use will it?
I hope that this ends this little thread and that my next posting will be done when I have not exhausted my patience and am about to throw this pc out through my window. (The reason for the initial posting).
Sadly, the thread went in a direction I never envisaged. Anyway, I have wasted enough time/money writing this now so I will finish.
Thank you again to those that posted helpful comments! :-)