I have a snippet *set* the itemDel to "_" *sort* lines of grNms ascending numeric by item -1 of each Yet if grams is a_1 a_3 a_10 my order is a_1 a_10 a_3 It appears to me that "numeric" is getting ignored--or am I missing something? -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462